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Bora (TV Series)
''Bora'' is a Philippine sitcom on ABS-CBN and a colloquial term for Boracay, an island in the Philippines. The series was aired from February 15, 2005 to April 11, 2006, replacing ''Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis''. Cast *Piolo Pascual as PJ, he owns a bar in a Boracay where most of the people chill. He's uptight, smart, music lover, and adventurous. All he wants is a simple life. He is also known as the Tragic Lover Boy because most of his (ex) girlfriends leave him in the end. *Diether Ocampo as Ditoy, a mixture of a Japanese and a Boracay-local Filipino. He's good at speaking Bisaya. He's also a Killer Playboy. *Jericho Rosales as Alon, a messy, surfer, black-sheep, college drop-out who has no ambition at all. He has a different kind of taste when it comes to girls, he likes them weird. *Bernard Palanca as Lenin, also the nephew of Marlon. A mysterious guy who has no sense of responsibility. *Carlos Agassi as Caloy, the nephew of Marlon. He's a dumb dude, a virgin, and spends mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Padilla
Dennis Esteban Dominguez Baldivia (born February 9, 1962), popularly known as Dennis Padilla (), is a Filipino comedian, TV host, radio broadcaster and actor. He is the son of the late Dencio Padilla, and the father of actress Julia Barretto. He was a Caloocan city councilor in 2001. He was elected councilor of Caloocan from 1998 to 2007. In the 2013 elections, he ran for Board Member in his home province, Laguna but lost. His partymates in the 3rd district includes actress and incumbent board member Angelica Jones, (former ABS-CBN) journalist Sol Aragones, first term congresswoman (Legislative District Representative), and ER Ejercito, the incumbent governor of Laguna. In 2017, Padilla was appointed as one of the board members of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Filmography Film *''Nardong Kutsero'' (1969) *'' Asedillo'' (1971) *''Totoy Bato'' (1977) *''Anak ni Waray vs Anak ni Biday'' (1984) Fundraiser *''Taray at Teroy'' (1988) *''Wan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Philippine Television Series Debuts
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Television Sitcoms
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Original Programming
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the 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, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in 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 anniversary and was used until its May 5, 2020 shutdown when the network's branding changed to ''Kapamilya Forever'' in support for the network's franchise renewal on Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Papa Pi
''My Papa Pi'' is a Philippine sitcom television series starring Piolo Pascual, Pepe Herrera, and Pia Wurtzbach. It premiered on television via Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and worldwide via The Filipino Channel. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, it was first broadcast from March 19 to June 18, 2022, replacing ''Home Sweetie Home'', and was replaced by the second season of ''Idol Philippines''. Premise In the fictional Barangay Mapag-asa, twin brothers Pipoy and Popoy live different lives despite living in the same house. Pipoy is a single father looking for a better life for his daughter, while Popoy is a successful entrepreneur who owns One More Tumbong that sells ''tumbong'', a special pork intestine soup. Tere, the neighbor of the twins, is a kind-hearted woman whom Popoy aims to earn her heart for him, but has feelings for Pipoy. Early on, Popoy suddenly dies in an accident, but only to return to Barangay Mapag-asa as a ghost only Pipoy could see and hear. Knowing he can ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Programs Broadcast By ABS-CBN
This is a list of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The network is headquartered in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City. On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was issued a cease-and-desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida, after the NTC refused to renew the network's franchise license earlier in February 2020. The franchise license expired on May 4, 2020, and a day later, ABS-CBN officially signed off in the evening. On July 10, 2020, the House Committee of 18th Congress rejected the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. As a result, the network was forced to cease operations of some of its divisions and laid off its workers on August 31, 2020. Kapamilya Channel and A2Z currently replace ABS-CBN (including its flagship terrestrial television station, DWWX-TV Channel 2 in Manila) and can be viewed via terrestrial television ( DZOE-TV Channel 11) in Manila, DYPR-TV Channel 12 in Tacloban, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaya Lewandowski
Malaya Lewandowski (born April 13, 1988) is a singer, actress, VJ and a former beauty queen, of dual American and Filipino citizenship. She was also a member of Star Magic's defunct girl group Koolchx. She previously hosted OMG and Music Bang in MYX North America. Biography Early life Born on April 13, 1988 in San Francisco, California to a Filipina mother and an American father of German and Polish descent. Her name Malaya is from the Tagalog word "''malaya''", meaning "''free''". Her mother was born on the 4th of July, the U.S. Independence Day. She grew up in Fairfield, California. She won a number of beauty contests in the United States, the last three being Ms. California Teen USA, Ms. Teen Filipina and Ms. Fiesta Filipina. She was discovered when she won as Miss Teen Filipina. A good singer, she was brought over to Manila to try her luck in Philippine showbiz. Career Malaya is currently under contract with ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She regularly guested in AS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaymee Joaquin
Jaymee Joaquin (born as Jaymee Geronimo Topacio in San Juan, Metro Manila on July 27, 1984) is a Filipina actress, model, and host. She made a career in the Philippines as a TV and print commercial model during her younger years and ventured in events promotion and hosting on the side. After years of auditioning in the modeling scene, she became a part of ABS-CBN Star Magic, an artist management firm owned by ABSCBN Broadcasting Corporation. Joaquin landed supporting roles for movies, soap operas, sitcoms, and various TV programs. But it was her hosting stint that started in 2006 as the game show anchor for the daily midnight show Games Uplate Live that gave her the recognition. She was known from her tagline "Kabagang!" Joaquin was nominated as "Best Game Show Host" for the PMPC Star Awards in 2007. She also hosted various live events and became the darling of local men's magazines. Jaymee was chosen as the September 2008 cover girl of Playboy Philippines. For 5 consecutiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Miles
Aubrey Santos Sandel-Miller (born March 16, 1982), known professionally as Aubrey Miles, is a Filipino television host, singer, model, and actress. Early life Aubrey Sandel was born on March 16, 1980 in Caloocan to Victorino Sandel and Maria Perla Santos. She was the third child of the couple's four children. She was named after the song "Aubrey" by Bread. Her parents separated when she was fifteen years old, and she stayed with her mother. At nineteen years old, Miles starred in GMA sitcoms ''Beh Bote Nga'' and German Moreno's ''Best Friends''. Between show business assignments, Miles joined beauty pageants which provided her with a steady income. She finished her secondary education at La Consolacion College – Caloocan. She then majored in voice and minored in piano at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music. She dropped out during her second year when film producer Dondon Monteverde signed her up to a three-year, eight-film contract with Regal Films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empoy Marquez
Julius Erman "Empoy" Ramos Marquez (born July 3, 1981), also known mononymously as Empoy, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the male lead in '' Kita Kita'' (2017), the highest-grossing Filipino independent film of all time. After winning the Mr. Suave look-alike contest on '' Magandang Tanghali Bayan'', he was awarded a minor role in the 2003 comedy film '' Mr. Suave''. From 2003 to 2008, he had small roles in several films and television shows, where he was typecast as the comical sidekick. He also appeared in some independent films. Marquez then appeared in TV5's '' Lokomoko'' (2008–2013), '' Tropa Mo Ko Unli'' (2013–2015), and played the titular superhero character in ''Kapitan Awesome'' (2012–2013). He also portrayed Chiz in the 2015 sitcom '' Mac & Chiz''. In 2018, he had a supporting role in the television drama '' Since I Found You'' and also co-starred in the film ''Kusina Kings''. Life and career Julius Erman Ramos Marquez was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bentong (comedian)
Domingo Vusotros Brotamante Jr. (January 12, 1964 – February 9, 2019), better known as Bentong, was a Filipino comedian, actor, and television host. Early life Bentong was born in Tabaco, Albay, Philippines on January 12, 1964. Career Bentong started his career in showbiz as a production assistant at ABS-CBN. One of his earlier film roles was as Hilary's driver in '' Home Along da Riles da Movie'' and since then made several cameos in other films. His other roles in film was as Juanito in the 2002 film ''Jologs'' and Macoy in the 2014 horror anthology film '' Shake, Rattle & Roll XV''. He was also part of the cast of the 2008 film '' One Night Only''. He also played roles in numerous variety shows of the television network namely ''Wowowee'' and ''Magandang Tanghali Bayan''. Bentong became known for being the co-host of Willie Revillame in the latter's noontime television shows. One of his known later television appearances was in ''Luv U'' which aired from 2012 to 2016 where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
