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Jason Abalos
Jason Joel Jimenez Abalos (born January 14, 1985) is a Filipino actor, host, model, endorser and politician. Acting career Abalos is a former member of Star Magic talents until 2017. He was discovered after joining Star Circle Quest, a reality show in search of new actors. On August 7, 2008, he won Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role award in the Young Critics Circle Annual Citation held at the Faculty Center Conference (Pulungang Recto, Bulwagang Rizal) Hall of the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. The award was for his role in the indie film ''Adela'', directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. and starring Anita Linda (in the 2008 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival). On October 1, 2008, he won the Best Actor in the 2008 Gawad Urian Awards for ''Endo''. He is a celebrity endorser of Aficionado Germany Perfume with his own product Jason EDT (Eau de Toilette). He was relaunched as endorser on Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Ecija Provincial Board
The Nueva Ecija Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Nueva Ecija. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into four districts, the first and fourth districts sending three members each, while the second and third districts sending two members each to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Nueva Ecija. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang ... [...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] |
Kabisera
''Kabisera'' ( en, The Seat) is a 2016 Filipino sociopolitical drama film starring Nora Aunor and Ricky Davao. The film is directed by Arturo San Agustin and Real Florido, and was produced under Silver Story Entertainment and Fire Starters Productions. The film was selected to be an official entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival. Plot A Filipino family deals with hooded people who are involved in extra-judicial killings and other abuses in Philippine society. Cast *Nora Aunor *Ricky Davao *JC de Vera *Jason Abalos *RJ Agustin *Victor Neri *Ronwaldo Martin *Ces Quesada *Perla Bautista *Menggie Cobarrubias *Alex San Agustin *Kiko Matos *Karl Medina *Edwin Reyes *Coleen Perez *Rhen Escaño References External links * Philippine drama films Films directed by Arturo San Agustin {{Philippines-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Entertainment Portal
GMA New Media, Inc. (or NMI) is the digital media and technology arm of GMA Network Inc. which offers interactive applications in the television, mobile, web, marketing and online gaming industry. Its headquarters are located at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City, Philippines. Products and services Websites * ''GMA News Online'' In 2007, GMA NMI launched GMA News Online (then called gmanews). In the same year, the site won several awards including Best Website in the 9th Philippine Web Awards in 2007 for the Media category. * ''GMA Network Portal'' In late 2011, NMI launched GMANetwork, a one-stop portal that consolidates GMA’s web properties including GMA News Online, ''GMA Entertainment Website'' , and ''IMReady Public Service Portal'' . It won the Digital Filipino Web Awards for the Television category in 2014. ''Philippine Entertainment Portal'' (''PEP'' is a joint venture of NMI (GMA Network Inc.) and Summit Digital which offers entertainment news from the local a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north, and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Poetically, Batangas is often referred to by its ancient name Kumintáng. Batangas is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila. It is home to the well-known Taal Volcano, one of the Decade Volcanoes, and Taal Heritage town, a small town that has ancestral houses and structures dating back to the 19th century. The province also has numerous beaches and diving spots including Anilao in Mabini, Sombrero Island in Tingloy, Ligpo Island and Sampaguita Beach in Bauan, Matabungkay in Lian, Punta Fuego in Nasugbu, Calatagan and Laiya in San Juan. All of the mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas 2018
Binibining Pilipinas 2018 was the 55th edition of Binibining Pilipinas. It took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on March 18, 2018. At the end of the event, Rachel Peters crowned Catriona Gray as Miss Universe Philippines 2018, Maria Angelica de Leon crowned Ahtisa Manalo as Binibining Pilipinas International 2018, Chanel Olive Thomas crowned Jehza Huelar as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2018, Elizabeth Clenci crowned Eva Patalinjug as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018, Katarina Rodriguez crowned Karen Gallman as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2018, and Nelda Ibe crowned Michele Gumabao as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2018. Vickie Rushton was named 1st Runner-Up and Samantha Bernardo was named 2nd Runner-Up. This pageant marks the emerald edition of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant. To mark the occasion, new crowns were designed for the incoming titleholders, and, for the first time, crowns were also awarded to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philippine Star
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. The newspaper is owned and published by Philstar Daily Inc., which also publishes the monthly magazine ''People Asia'' and the Sunday magazines ''Starweek'' and ''Let's Eat''. As part of the Philstar Media Group, its sister publications include business newspaper '' BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet '' The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids '' Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Philstar Life and Wheels.ph, and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 2014, the newspaper was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN News
ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs, known on-air as ABS-CBN News (formerly known as ''ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs'' and later ''ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs''), is the news and current affairs production and distribution division of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is responsible for the daily news and information gathering and syndication of its news programs. The division is the Philippines largest news gathering and broadcast organisation and broadcasts on cable television, as well as online news through news.abs-cbn.com, which is the top news website in the country, as of November 2021. They are also the largest Filipino news organization internationally. It also maintains different foreign news bureaus and offices through ABS-CBN International, such as in North America, primarily in the United States and Canada; Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and the Netherlands; Australia; Middle East, primarily in United Arab Emirates; different parts of Asia, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inquirer
Inquirer or The Inquirer may refer to: *''The Inquirer'', a British technology news website * ''The Inquirer'' (Liberia), a Liberian newspaper * ''The Inquirer'' (Perth) a newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, between 1840 and 1855 *''The Inquirer'', a British Unitarianism magazine that has been published since 1842 *''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', an American newspaper *''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', a Filipino newspaper *'' Radyo Inquirer'', a Filipino AM Radio Station *''The New York Daily Inquirer'', a fictional newspaper in the film ''Citizen Kane'' *''The St. Louis Inquirer'', a fictional newspaper in the film ''Citizen Kane'' *''The Indianapolis Daily Inquirer'', a fictional newspaper in the film ''The Magnificent Ambersons ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his ''Growth'' trilogy after ''The Turmoil'' (1915) and before ''The Midlander'' (1923, retitled ''National Avenue'' in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philstar
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. The newspaper is owned and published by Philstar Daily Inc., which also publishes the monthly magazine ''People Asia'' and the Sunday magazines ''Starweek'' and ''Let's Eat''. As part of the Philstar Media Group, its sister publications include business newspaper ''BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet ''The Freeman (newspaper), The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids ''Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Philstar Life and Wheels.ph, and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Philippine Local Elections
Local elections in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2022. These were conducted together with the 2022 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level but below the regional level were disputed. The following 18,180 positions will be disputed: * 81 provincial governorships and vice-governorships * 782 Provincial Board (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) members * 1,634 mayorships and vice-mayorships * 13,558 city and municipal councilors (Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang Bayan) The elective positions in the Bangsamoro was originally scheduled to be held with these elections, but was postponed to 2025, concurrently with the 2025 elections. The elective positions in the barangays won't be decided on this day as well. These will be held on December 5, 2022. Provincial elections There are 81 provinces of the Philippines. Compostela Valley, which had a successful renaming plebiscite in 2019, will be known as "Davao de Oro" starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA News
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs (formerly known as ''RBS News Department'', ''GMA Radio-Television News'' and ''GMA Rainbow Satellite News''; and commonly GMA (Integrated) News) is the news division of the GMA Network Inc. The division produces news, public affairs, infotainment, and lately, sports and entertainment programs for free-to-air TV channels (GMA Network and GTV), national radio station ( Super Radyo DZBB 594) owned and affiliated regional television and radio stations in the Philippines, and international TV channels (GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International). History Public affairs division GMA's Public Affairs division was established in 1987 when Tina Monzon-Palma, then head of GMA News, recognized that a 30-minute newscast was not adequate and sufficient to inform the general Filipino public on what is happening to the recently established Aquino government after the historic People Power Revolution in February 1986. The public affa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
