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!Oka Tokat
''!Oka Tokat'' was a Philippine paranormal horror-action-thriller drama which originally aired on ABS-CBN from June 24, 1997 to May 7, 2002 every Tuesday night replacing '' Abangan ang Susunod na Kabanata''. It starred Ricky Davao, Carmina Villaroel, Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales, Angelika Dela Cruz, Rica Peralejo, Paolo Contis, and Agot Isidro. Then later, Shaina Magdayao, Alwyn Uytingco, Joy Chiong, Jiro Manio and Emman Abeleda on its reformat of the series. Its title is the reverse spelling of the phrase ''Takot ako!'' (''I'm scared!''); hence, the exclamation point at the beginning. It was the longest-running horror-action-thriller series on Philippine television, every Tuesday nights right after the local drama TV series ''Esperanza''. Later in November 2001, !Oka Tokat was later reformatted as a horror-comedy adventure series. It revolves around a group of five children (portrayed by Magdayao, Uytingco, Chiong, Manio, and Abeleda) as they visit through numerous haunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael De Mesa
Michael Edward Gil Eigenmann (; born May 24, 1960), better known by his screen name Michael de Mesa (), is a Filipino film and television actor, and director. Early life Born as Michael Edward Gil Eigenmann to performer Eddie Mesa and actress Rosemarie Gil, he and his siblings, Mark and Cherie, grew up steeped in the arts. He is the uncle of Gabby Eigenmann, Tim ″Sid Lucero″ Eigenmann, Max Eigenmann, and Andi Eigenmann. De Mesa is of Swiss, Spanish, and Filipino descent. Career De Mesa began acting at age 16 in 1975 in ''Araw-araw, Gabi-gabi'', and he remains active in film and television. Since 2016, he appeared as Pat. Ramil "Manager" D. Taduran in ABS-CBN TV series, ''Ang Probinsyano'' while serving as one of the series' directors. Personal life De Mesa wed actress Gina Alajar in 1978. Their marriage lasted 23 years before they separated in 2001. Their marriage was annulled in 2006, but bore three children, all of whom are in show business: Ryan, Geoff, and AJ Eigen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu, Davao City, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in ABS-CBN Soundstage, Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube Channel
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. YouTu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeepney TV
Jeepney TV is a 24-hour Television in the Philippines, Philippine pay television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's narrowcast arm Creative Programs Inc. since 2012. The programming consists of classic and archived series and programs previously aired on ABS-CBN. The channel is named after the jeepney, an automotive vehicle that has been widely used as a transportation in the Philippines since World War II. A video on demand service for Jeepney TV shows are available worldwide via iWantTFC and TFC IPTV. History In 2015, the channel revamped its graphics and program line-up, and the programming schedule was overhauled yet again. In March 2018, Jeepney TV featured the ''Hero (TV channel), Hero Zone'' (a former anime block of ABS-CBN's main channel in 2006) as a two-hour weekend morning anime block, beginning with ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V'' and ''KonoSuba''. In July 2018, Jeepney TV became available on ABS-CBN TV Plus, ABS-CBN TVplus for a free trial basis unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by the López family ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of President Elpidio Quirino, purchased the company and later launched the first TV station in the country, DZAQ-TV on October 23, 1953. The company that would later be merged with ABS to form ABS-CBN was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez, who was the sitting Vice President of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperanza (Philippine TV Series)
''Esperanza'' is a Philippine drama television series starring Judy Ann Santos on titular role and was aired by ABS-CBN from February 17, 1997, to July 23, 1999, replacing ''Mara Clara'' and was replaced by ''Labs Ko Si Babe''. It was re-aired in Studio 23 and Kapamilya Channel (now S+A and a cable channel of the same name, respectively), which are both an ABS-CBN subsidiaries. The series was delayed from June 2, 1997, to October 29, 1999, on its international channel TFC due to late broadcasting. This series was streaming on Jeepney TV YouTube channel. This soap opera depicts on the life of Esperanza, a woman who experienced a lot of trials and sufferings, and her struggles on finding and reuniting her real family. The show also launches the series villains, Celia (Sylvia Sanchez, which is the anti-heroine), Joaquin Montejo (Lito Legaspi), Sandra Salgado (Elizabeth Oropesa, the evil step mother and the main villain), Ramona (Mel Kimura), Paula (Dimples Romana), Oca (Allan P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and mysteries. This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and anime. It includes martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, suspense action, and action come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emman Abeleda
Emman Abeleda is a Filipino actor, singer and dancer. Career Abeleda practically grew up on screen, he first started appearing on films as early as 1996. As a child actor, he often portrayed son and younger brother roles. On television, he first appeared as Jun-Jun Estrera in the soap opera ''Esperanza'' all the while appearing in the sitcom '' Kaya ni Mister, Kaya ni Misis''—both shows started running from 1997 and ending respectively in 1999 and 2001. From 1997 to 1999, Abeleda appeared in '' Flames: The Movie (Pangako)'', ''Haba Baba Doo, Puti Puti Poo'' and the Christmas film ''Puso ng Pasko''. First earning his FAMAS Awards nomination in 1998 for ''Minsan Lamang Magmamahal''. In 2003, he would reprise his role as Jun-Jun, the son of Maricel Soriano and Cesar Montano's characters in ''Kaya ni Mister, Kaya ni Misis'', in the sequel series ''Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis''. In the same year, Abeleda started performing with Sergio Garcia, Mhyco Aquino, Rayver Cruz, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiro Manio
Jiro Manio (born , 9 May 1992) is a Filipino actor who started acting at the age of seven in the film ''Pamana'' in 1999. Early life and education Manio was born to a Filipina mother Joylene Santos (died August 8, 2006) and Japanese father . He was raised by his grandfather and had a younger brother named Anjo Santos. Manio attended grade school at Holy Child Parochial School in San Juan, Metro Manila (now Saint John the Baptist Catholic School) and graduated from high school in 2012 through the Philippines Department of Education's (DepEd) home study program at Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School of Cottage Industries (RESPCI) in Pasig. He planned to study Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) in culinary studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the Malate district of Manila. Career He starred in the digital film ''Tambolista'' for Cinema One network and in ''Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat'' with Ai-Ai delas Alas. In 2004, he won the Best Actor at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwyn Uytingco
Alwyn Uytingco (born February 11, 1988, in Quezon City) is a Filipino people, Filipino actor. Early life Cipriano Alwyn Sumulong Uytingco III was born on February 11, 1988, in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines. He was educated at the Marist School (Marikina). Career In 2003, Uytingco appeared as Pip in the film ''Ang Tanging Ina''. In 2013, Uytingco was cast in the TV show ''Cassandra: Warrior Angel''. A year later, he was cast as the titular boxer in ''Beki Boxer''. In 2018, Uytingco appeared in the film ''Asuang'' and won the Best Actor award in the Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival. Personal life Uytingco is married to actress Jennica Garcia, the couple married on February 12, 2014, together they have two children. They separated in 2021. Filmography Television Film Awards and nominations References External links * 1988 births Living people Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Star Magic {{Philippines-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaina Magdayao
Shaina Garcia Magdayao (; born November 6, 1989) is a Filipino actress, dancer, singer and model. She is currently working for Star Magic and a talent of ABS-CBN. Magdayao is recognized as one of the country's premiere actresses and prettiest faces in showbiz. With a career spanning of over 25 years, she is recognized as the industry's "''Gold Queen''" of Philippine television and the "''Dance royalty''" of her generation. She has won countless accolades for her acting prowess including a FAMAS Award, MMFF Award for ''Best Supporting Actress'' and Gawad PASADO Award for ''Best Supporting Actress''. Magdayao has starred in multiple blockbuster films in a lead role including: ''Four Sisters and a Wedding'' (₱145 million), Villa Estrella (₱50 million), and Shake, Rattle and Roll XII (₱60 million). Shaina Magdayao also starred in the 2020 critically acclaimed film "''Tagpuan''" which won for "Best film" at ''Wallachia International Film Festival'' in Romania and "Best feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
