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Lost In Translation (Moira Dela Torre EP)
Moira Rachelle Bustamante Dela Torre (born November 4, 1993) is a Filipino singer-songwriter. Born in Olongapo, Philippines, she began as a voice artist for corporate jingles and theme songs. In 2013, she competed in ''The Voice of The Philippines'', releasing her debut EP '' Moira'' following her stint in the show. She rose to fame after interpreting Libertine Amistoso's "Titibo-Tibo" in the Himig Handog music video competition, in which it won. Career 2013–2014: Career beginnings Dela Torre's career started as a voice artist working on corporate jingles and theme songs, including McDonald's "Hooray for Today", Surf's "Pinalaki", and Johnson & Johnson's "Signature of Love". In 2013, Dela Torre auditioned in the first season of ''The Voice of the Philippines'', singing "Hallelujah" by Bamboo Mañalac. She turned only one chair, that of apl.de.ap, and thus becoming a member of his team and advancing to the "battle round" of the show. She was eliminated in the battles, hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olongapo
Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo ( fil, Lungsod ng Olongapo; ilo, Siudad ti Olongapo; xsb, Siyodad nin Olongapo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Located in the province of Zambales but governed independently from the province, it has a population of 260,317 people according to the 2020 census. Along with the municipality of Subic, it comprises Metro Olongapo, one of the twelve metropolitan areas in the Philippines. History British period Britain ruled the Philippines for a short time, from 1762 to 1764. The British invasion of the Philippines was the first challenge to Spain's control of the archipelago after 191 years of rule. The Royal Navy and British Army joined with the East India Company in Madras to capture Spain's Asian colony. In conjunction with the attack against Spain's key possession in the Americas, Havana, both settlements were successfully seized. However, in the Philippines, whilst the expedit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summit Media
Summit Publishing Co., Inc., trading as Summit Media, is a Filipino digital lifestyle network in the Philippines. It has 15 media brands attracting around 20 million monthly unique visitors and approximately 33 million social media followers. It began as a consumer magazine publisher in June 1995, with ''Preview'' as its first magazine title. It turned into a publication conglomerate which published several lifestyle magazines titles, including ''Candy'' for young Filipino girls and Yes! (Philippine magazine), ''Yes!'', a Philippine entertainment magazine. The company is privately owned by Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, the daughter of Filipino businessman John Gokongwei. It has expanded to publishing specialized magazines for companies and occasions in the Philippines, and also started publishing short books designed for Filipino readers. The results of the 2014 Taylor Nelson Sofres, TNS Newsstand Survey showed that Summit Media had popularity in 12 categories: young women (''Cosmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love You To The Stars And Back
''Love You to the Stars and Back'' is a 2017 Filipino romantic comedy film written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone. Starring Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia, the film marks their second project together following the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival entry ''Vince and Kath and James''. The story conference for the film was held in April 2017 with no working title yet. Production has pushed through in May and it was released on August 30, 2017 to box office success. Synopsis Feeling out of place in her own home, an eccentric and socially awkward girl, Mika (Julia Barretto), decides to go on a road trip with a very strange goal – to look for aliens. In her trip, Mika accidentally bumps into a simple and good-humored boy, Caloy (Joshua Garcia), whom she chooses to give a free ride to until he reaches his destination. Mika is surprised to know that Caloy has cancer. But despite his condition, he has learned to accept his fate and remained positive and joyful. The two embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Sawi
''Camp Sawi'' () is a 2016 Filipino comedy-drama film starring Andi Eigenmann, Bela Padilla, Yassi Pressman, Kim Molina, Sam Milby and Arci Muñoz. It is written and directed by Irene Villamor. It was released on August 24, 2016 by Viva Films. Plot Five women, Gwen (Arci Muñoz), Bridgette (Bela Padilla), Jessica (Yassi Pressman), Clarisse (Andi Eigenmann) and Joanne (Kim Molina) enter a boot camp named Camp Sawi. Each woman, had a history of being heartbroken by their romantic interest and the girls as members of the aptly named camp help one another in dealing with their ill feelings under the watch of camp chef and head coach Louie (Sam Milby). Cast Main cast * Bela Padilla as Bridgette "Brij" * Arci Muñoz as Gwen/Lovejoy * Andi Eigenmann as Clarisse * Yassi Pressman as Jessica "Jess" * Kim Molina as Joan * Sam Milby as Louie/Camp Master Supporting cast * Jerald Napoles * Sarah Pagcaliwagan * Cholo Barretto Special participation * Dennis Trillo as Chris * Rico Blanco as Aa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Music And Video
Ivory Music and Video, Inc. (formerly Ivory Records Corporation) is a record label based in the Philippines. The label works with OPM veteran artists and bands/groups such as the Company, Side A, Wolfgang, MYMP, Roselle Nava and April Boy Regino, as well as contemporary artists like Maja Salvador and Silent Sanctuary. Ivory Music and Video also released video karaoke VCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines. History Tony Ocampo set up Ivory Music and Video on August 11, 1983. The name came from the fact that he and his siblings were encouraged by their parents to play the piano. Ivory started operations by licensing products for Victor Musical Industries and Enigma Records. Not long after, they started to shift its focus to homegrown music by signing up Asin, Ketama, the Company and Roselle Nava, among others. Ivory gave birth to rising acoustic group MYMP in 2003 when IFM management led by Raymund Ryan saw their gig and it caught Ivory's attention. In that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamboo Mañalac
Francisco Gaudencio Lope Belardo MañalacVIDEO: "It's Francisco, that's my great-grandfather, then Gaudencio, that's my lolo, then it's Lope, then it's Belardo Mañalac." / (born March 21, 1976), popularly known as Bamboo Mañalac or simply by the mononym Bamboo, is a Filipino-American musician and singer-songwriter. He began his career as vocalist and original frontman of Rivermaya and later fronted his own band, Bamboo. Bamboo band disbanded in 2011 and Mañalac then pursued a solo career and released his first solo album, ''No Water, No Moon''. Mañalac is known for his distinct vocals, which combines elements of rock with a mellow technique; he also has a notably eccentric style in live performances. His musical and singing style as well as his band's polished sound have made him an icon in the Philippine music industry. Early life Mañalac was born in Quezon City, Philippines to Filipino parents. His family immigrated to San Francisco, California when he was 10 years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of The Philippines (season 1)
The first season of ''The Voice of the Philippines'' was a Philippine reality singing competition. It was part of ''The Voice'' franchise and was based from a similar competition format in the Netherlands called ''The Voice of Holland''. The show was hosted by Toni Gonzaga with Robi Domingo, and Alex Gonzaga serving as the ''V-Reporters'' or as the social media correspondents. Bamboo Mañalac, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga, and apl.de.ap serves as the four coaches and the judging panel of the show. The show had a primer called ''Mic Test: The Voice of the Philippines Primer'' and was aired on June 9, 2013. The first season premiered on June 15, 2013 on ABS-CBN. It aired every Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. ( PST), and Sundays at 8:15 p.m. (PST). It was also aired internationally via The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN's international channel. On September 29, 2013, Mitoy Yonting of Team Lea won the competition winning the grand prize of two million pesos along with an Asian tour, a bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational corporation founded in 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is ranked No. 36 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Johnson & Johnson is one of the List of public corporations by market capitalization, world's most valuable companies, and is one of only two U.S.-based companies that has a prime credit rating of AAA, higher than that of the United States government. Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the consumer division being located in Skillman, New Jersey. The corporation includes some 250 subsidiary companies with operations in 60 countries and products sold in over 175 countries. Johnson & Johnson had worldwide sales of $93.8billion during calendar year 2021. Johnson & Johnson's brands include numerous household na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surf (detergent)
Surf (known as Sunil in the Netherlands) is a British brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed around the world by Unilever, except in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, where it has been owned by Sun Products (now Henkel Corporation) since 2008. The brand was introduced in 1952 by Crosfields of Warrington, a subsidiary company of Lever Brothers in the United Kingdom. Surf was introduced in the United States in 1959 after Rinso, which had been Lever Brothers Company's lead laundry brand, had declined in sales and market share. In 1998, January Isaac January Isaac-Bodlovic (born February 18, 1976) is a Filipino actress. Career Isaac, previously credited as Sandra Gomez, was one of the talents introduced by ABS-CBN's Talent Center, now Star Magic, in 1998. She played the titular character of ... who played Lumen in Commercial while Lola Obang (Nina Medina) and her Son Lando (Nap Miranda) and their twins Ana and Maria (Charice and Charlotte Hermoso) in Phili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDonald's Philippines
McDonald's Philippines, known locally and colloquially as McDo, is the master franchise of the multinational fast food fast food chain, chain McDonald's in the Philippines. The master franchise is held by the Golden Arches Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Alliance Global Group. History Negotiations McDonald's was introduced in the Philippines by Chinese Filipino, Chinese-Filipino businessman George T. Yang, who resided in the United States in the 1970s, though he never patronized a McDonald's outlet during his stay. Aware of the fast food chain's success in North America and its increasing presence in other parts of the world, Yang researched fast-food business operations; in 1974, he contacted McDonald's headquarters in Illinois regarding a proposal for rights to open outlets in the Philippines. Yang's proposals were initially ignored, though he continued to remind the company regarding his business interest. In 1976, representatives of McDonald's International sent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himig Handog
Himig Handog (Eng: A Musical Offering) is a multimedia songwriting and music video competition in the Philippines based in Quezon City. The competition is operated by ABS-CBN Corporation and the media conglomerate's music subsidiary Star Music. The contest ran from 2000 to 2003 and was later revived in 2013. The theme of the contest has been love songs since 2002. Since its revival, it is popularly regarded as "the country's premier songwriting contest" with Pinoy songwriters and composers submitting thousands of original compositions annually, and the country's top singers interpreting the songs in a live event. History Himig Handog was first established in 2000. To date, it only had held five competitions which were in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and in 2013. Each year, the title and theme of the contest changes. In 2000, the contest was titled as ''Himig Handog sa Bayang Pilipino'' which was held on October 1. During the second, third and fourth contests' themes and titles were ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titibo-Tibo
"Titibo-Tibo" () is a song recorded by Filipino singer Moira Dela Torre for her debut studio album ''Malaya''. It was composed by Libertine Amistoso and it is only interpreted by Moira. The song won at the competition Himig Handog 2017 at the end of November held on ''ASAP''. It was released for digital download and streaming on February 18, 2018, through Star Music. This song also topped that charts for 2 weeks on the Philippine Hot 100. The song was all about a boyish girl who changed her personality and acts girly after meeting and fall in love with a guy. Amistoso said that the song was based on her true life experiences. Live performances Dela Torre performed "Titibo-Tibo" for the first time at Himig Handog pre-finals on October 15, 2017, and October 16, 2017, followed by the grand finals on November 26, 2020, on ''ASAP.'' It was the most viewed performances on Himig Handog 2017. On December 10, 2017, Dela Torre performed "Titibo-Tibo" on ''Asap Chillout''. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
