Francine Diaz
Francine Carrel Saenz Diaz (; born January 27, 2004) is a Filipino actress, model and endorser. She rose to prominence and became a household name as Cassandra ''"Cassie"'' Mondragon in the highly successful TV series in the Philippines - ''Kadenang Ginto'' (2018 - 2020). Diaz first appeared in 2015’s Pasión de Amor, where she played as the young Sari Elizondo. She has then played guest roles in Be My Lady, The Greatest Love, Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin and The Generals Daughter. After her big break in 2018's Kadenang Ginto, she was heralded as one of the ''Teen Drama Queens'' and since become one of the most promising stars of her generation. Personal life Diaz grew up in Manila, Philippines but they moved out to Cavite, Philippines because of struggles of living. Francine Diaz is the third out of the six children of Jesus Michael Diaz and Merdick Saenz-Diaz. Her siblings are Chantal, Cameron, Carmela, Courtney, and Eisa. At a very young age, she became the breadwinner of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated city proper. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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We Will Survive
''We Will Survive'' is a 2016 Philippine comedy-drama television series directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and Mervyn Brondial, starring Pokwang and Melai Cantiveros. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from February 29, 2016 to July 15, 2016, replacing '' Pasión de Amor'' and was replaced by '' Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky Season 7''. Starting April 18, 2016, it was demoted to ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block to give way for ''My Super D''. Premise Two probinsiyanas and childhood friends, Wilma; a sure-footed family woman and Maricel; a risk-taking dreamer, both experienced heartaches that sealed their friendship—but after these heartaches, they both had a resolve that they will survive. Wilma decides to go to Manila to forget her heartache, and find growth in terms of her career—for herself, and her family. Maricel on the other hand, decides to stay in Albay to focus on her dream and become a Hotel General Mana ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrea Brillantes
Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born March 12, 2003), known professionally as Andrea Brillantes (), is a Filipinos, Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles as the titular character in ''Annaliza'' (2013) and as Marga Bartolome in ''Kadenang Ginto'' (2018). She also appeared in the television series ''E-Boy (TV series), E-Boy'' (2012) and ''Alyna (TV series), Alyna'' (2010), and has played various other roles. Career Brillantes' first television appearance was in the children's comedy show ''Goin' Bulilit''. She later appeared in the 2010 ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN drama series ''Alyna (TV series), Alyna'', where she played Sofia Alvaro, a young girl who is the lost daughter of Alyna (Shaina Magdayao). In 2012, she appeared on ''E-Boy (TV series), E-Boy'' as Princess, a boyish girl who believed in fairy tales. She made guest appearances in ''Wansapanataym'' and other shows from TV5 (Philippines), TV5. In 2013, she made her first big break by playing the main role i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
The 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (), an international film festival held in Bucheon, South Korea, took place from 8 to 18 July 2021, it featured 257 films from 47 countries. The film festival due to the impact of the COVID-19 is held in a 'hybrid' format (online and offline) at 5 different locations including Oul Madang and CGV Picnic from 8 to the 18 July. As per quarantine guidelines of COVID-19, online screening of 154 films (61 feature films, 93 short films), which is about 60% of the entire film festival are open on Wavve. The opening ceremony was held at the Bucheon City Hall. Red carpet event to meet citizens was withdrawn this year. This festival is a non-competitive international film festival with a competitive section. Events * Performances ** Special Event ** Concert * Special Events ** GoeGoe O-TALK ** Talk with Female Directors of Genre Films * Exhibit ** Typography by Kim M Kijo ** Works of BAE Yoon-hwan * Experiences ** One-day Clas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dreamscape Entertainment
Dreamscape Entertainment is a Philippine television production company and entertainment division of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is one of the media conglomerate's television production units that supplies telenovelas for the flagship television network ABS-CBN and its sister channels and online platforms. While the main ABS-CBN network is currently off the air due to the expired broadcast franchise, Dreamscape Entertainment produces telenovelas on Kapamilya Channel (main ad interim replacement network), Kapamilya Online Live (web-based channel), TV5 (blocktime agreement with MediaQuest Holdings), A2Z (blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc.), iWantTFC and TFC (Streaming platform and international channel), as well as other cable channels including Jeepney TV and Cine Mo! distributed by ABS-CBN Entertainment. While it started producing television dramas in 1992, Dreamscape only began to identify themselves in January 2013 to distinguish from Star Creatives (a divi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noel Comia Jr
Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places *Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community *1563 Noël, an asteroid *Mount Noel, British Columbia, Canada People *Noel (given name) *Noel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Noel, another term for a pastorale of a Christmas nature *Noël (Joan Baez album), ''Noël'' (Joan Baez album), 1966 *Noël (Josh Groban album), ''Noël'' (Josh Groban album), 2007 *Noel (Noel Pagan album), ''Noel'' (Noel Pagan album), 1988 *Noël (The Priests album), ''Noël'' (The Priests album), 2010 *Noel (Phil Vassar album), ''Noel'' (Phil Vassar album), 2011 *Noel (Josh Wilson album), ''Noel'' (Josh Wilson album), 2012 *''Noel'', 2015 Christmas album by Detail (record producer), Detail *"The First Noel", a traditional English Christmas carol *Noël (singer) (active late 1970s), American disco singer *Noel (band), a South Korean gr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francis Magundayao
Francis Elmer Cabalteja Magundayao (born May 14, 1999) is a Filipino actor and commercial model. He was first known as Iking in the series, ''Darna''. He is also known for portraying young Travis (adult version portrayed by Gerald Anderson) in ''Sana Maulit Muli'', Paco in the '' May Bukas Pa'', Adrian in '' Aryana''. He graduated high school from Far Eastern University-Diliman last June 7, 2019 with his mother, Frances Magundayao attending the commencement ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay. Career Francis Elmer Cabalteja Magundayao, cousin of Abelardo Pagulayan (Mr. Pogi 2018) started his career as a commercial model at a very young age. He appears in several commercial before joining the cast of ''Darna'' as the heroine's sidekick, from then on he was referred to as Iking. Francis is also oftentimes portray the younger version of Gerald Anderson's character in television series like ''Sana Maulit Muli'', ''Tayong Dalawa'' and '' Tiagong Akyat' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Click, Like, Share
'' Click, Like, Share'' is a Philippine anthology streaming television series starring various ABS-CBN Star Magic and Rise artists, directed by Emmanuel "Manny" Quindo Palo and Andoy Ranay, and produced by ABS-CBN Entertainment, Dreamscape Entertainment, and KreativDen Entertainment. Premiered on June 5, 2021, on iWantTFC, it focuses on the negative effects of the excessive use of social media, especially on the youth. The series was renewed for a third season, which was released on iWantTFC in January 2022. Premise '' Click, Like, Share'' presents stories of people who depend on social media to connect with others and/or express themselves, but later on invite danger into their lives when they start using it recklessly. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (June 2021) The episodes for this season were released every Saturday at 6:00 PM (PST) starting June 5, 2021 on KTX.ph, iWantTFC, and TFC IPTV. Season 2 (September 2021) The episodes for this season were released ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huwag Kang Mangamba
''Huwag Kang Mangamba'' (International title: ''Mysterious Destiny'' / ) is a 2021 Philippine drama television series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Emmanuel Palo, Darnel Joy Villaflor, Jerry Lopez Sineneng and Ram Tolentino, it stars an ensemble cast headed by Andrea Brillantes, Francine Diaz, Kyle Echarri and Seth Fedelin. The series premiered on Kapamilya Channel's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block, A2Z, and TV5, and worldwide via TFC from March 22, 2021, to November 12, 2021, on Monday to Friday (with the exclusion on Easter Triduum of Holy Week days: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday) at 8:45 PM ( PST), replacing '' Ang sa Iyo ay Akin'' and was replaced by ''Viral Scandal''. Plot summary The story is set in the resort town of Hermoso, in the province of Laguna in the southern region of Luzon, Philippines. A tourist favorite because of its pristine beaches, healing hot springs, spas and resorts, Hermoso was once also a center of religious devotion, attracting ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ABS-CBN Franchise Renewal Controversy
The ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy is a national dispute in the Philippines regarding the renewal of the congressional franchise that would have allowed Philippine media network ABS-CBN to continue broadcasting. Disputes between the government of President Rodrigo Duterte and ABS-CBN arose on the terms and conditions of the franchise renewal agreement. Amid the controversy, the Congress of the Philippines, country's legislature, was unable to renew the franchise before its expiration date. The congressional franchise expired on May 4, 2020, as the Philippines was dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The next day, exercising constitutional powers, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) then issued a cease-and-desist order demanding ABS-CBN to cease all of its free TV and radio broadcasting immediately. ABS-CBN complied with the government order and shut down all of its radio stations and free televi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Chiu
Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (; born April 19, 1990), professionally known as Kim Chiu, is a Filipino actress, model, host, singer, dancer, and vlogger. She is currently managed by Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home-based talent agency. Recognized as one of the royalties of Philippine show business, Chiu is popularly referred to as the "''Multimedia Idol''" for her acting prowess and influence. Ever since her showbiz debut after winning the first teen edition of Pinoy Big Brother, she has already accumulated 15 blockbuster hit films, 39 top-rating series, 21 chart-topping songs and a plethora of endorsements and recognitions. Forbes Asia hailed her as one of social media's most influential celebrities in Asia Pacific. As one of the defining movie stars of her generation, her films has altogether grossed over ₱1.1 billion in local cinema, becoming one of the highest grossing actors of the 2010s decade. Chiu's biggest film to date is Bride For Rent with ₱326 million domestic gross, becomi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Series
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |