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Precious Hipolito
Mari Grace Preciosa Hipolito-Castelo, commonly known as Precious Hipolito-Castelo, is a Filipina actress, newscaster, and politician who last served as Representative of the 2nd district of Quezon City in the Philippines. She also served as city councilor from the same district from 2010 to 2019. She is a former child star, film and television actress and newscaster. In 1987, she won the FAMAS Award as Best Child Actress for ''Ang Daigdig Ay Isang Butil Na Luha''. Career In 1985, when she was 6 years old, she reached the finals n Eat Bulaga!'s ''Little Miss Philippines'' segment along with Donna Cruz. Hipolito's first movie was ''The Life Story Of Julie Vega'' in 1985. Her next films were ''Mga Anghel Ng Diyos'' (1986) and ''Ang Daigdig ay Isang Butil na Luha'' (1986), for which she received the FAMAS Best Child Actress Award. She starred in ABS-CBN's drama anthology ''Stop: Child Abuse''. She joined '' That's Entertainment'' Wednesday Group along with Sheryl Cruz, Romnick S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is usually called Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representative'' (''kinatawan'') and sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (''mga kongresista'') and are elected to a three-year term. They can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms except with an interruption of one term like the senate. Around eighty percent of congressmen are district representatives, representing a particular geographical area. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAMAS Award
The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as the FAMAS Awards) are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of award-winning writers and movie columnists, for achievements in Philippine cinema for a calendar year. Members of the academy including avid movie viewers, fans or enthusiasts cast their votes on who should win the statuettes in the different categories they were nominated. Established in 1952, it is the oldest existing film industry award-giving body in the Philippines (as of 2013) and one of the oldest in Asia. The FAMAS Award, from 1952 to 1982, was the highest Filipino film award a filmmaker or artisan could receive in the local movie industry. In 1982, after the inception of the Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna) Awards, the Philippine equivalent of the Oscars (where academy members are film professionals who nominate and choose awardees of the year) was mandated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Quezon City Local Elections
Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 13, 2019 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and six councilors at-large for each district. There are six legislative districts in the city. Electoral system For mayor, vice mayor and representatives The winner is elected via the first-past-the-post system In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their .... The mayor and vice mayor are elected separately, and are elected at-large. Representatives are elected from each of Quezon City's 6 congressional districts. For councilors The winners are elected via multiple non-transferable vote in each of Quezon City's 6 city council districts (coexten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Quezon City Local Elections
Local elections will be held in Quezon City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and six councilors at-large for each district. There are six legislative districts in the city. Background Incumbent City Mayor Herbert Bautista will be facing tight competition in the mayoralty elections against Leon Peralta, an advocate against Trapos (traditional politicians) and political dynasty A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sibli ..., NGO worker Martin Sanchez, Jr. and radioman Alex Lague. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, who will seek a reelection, will faced four challengers, including radioman Rolando Jota, and businessmen Henry Samonte, All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Quezon City Local Elections
Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and six councilors at-large for each district. Like in the previous election, Mayor Herbert Bautista and his running mate Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte of the Liberal Party garnered huge leads over their rivals. Candidates of the Liberal Party won all the congressional seats in the city. Mayoral election results Herbert Bautista is the incumbent. Romeo Acebedo was disqualified by the COMELEC for being a nuisance candidate. Notes: *Chang is also affiliated with his local party Better QC and is belatedly nominated by the Ang Kapatiran; he is indicated as an independent on the ballot. Vice Mayoral election results Josefina Belmonte is the incumbent. Allan Bantilo and Fermin Idea were disqualified by the COMELEC for being nuisance candidates. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Quezon City Local Elections
Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, four District representatives, and councilors, six in each of the city's four legislative districts. Mayoral and vice mayoral election Incumbents mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. and vice mayor Herbert Bautista is now on their third term as mayor and vice mayor of Quezon City. Bautista announced that he is running for the mayorship of the city. They are running under the Liberal Party although Belmonte is the SVP for External Affairs of Lakas-Kampi-CMD. Belmonte's daughter Joy is Bautista's running mate. If Belmonte wins, she will be the third female vice mayor next to Charito Planas and Connie Angeles. Mayor Belmonte is running for a congressional post in the 4th District where he served there as representative from 1992 to 2001. Bautista ran for mayor in 1998, but lost to Ismael Mathay, Jr. Former thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBC Express Balita
''IBC Express Balita'' () is the bi-hourly news bulletin program of IBC 13 in the Philippines. Previously an afternoon newscast, the program was originally anchored by Anna Marie Soriano and Alice Noel and premiered on July 13, 1998, replacing '' Headline Trese'' and concluded on August 5, 2011, and replaced by ''News Team 13''. Its reportorial teams are tasked to gather news from every major beat in the Greater Manila Area as well as nearby provinces. Currently, ''Express Balita'' is one of two IBC-produced news programs (along with '' Tutok 13''). Airing history As an afternoon newscast The newscast premiered on July 13, 1998, replacing '' Headline Trese''. It was first anchored by Anne Marie Soriano and Alice Noel. A few months later, Noel left the newscast, leaving Soriano with rotating anchors as her co-anchor. In 1999, Ida Marie Bernasconi joined the newscast, the newscast had several changes to the opening billboard. On February 21, 2000, returning media personality Snoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuckie Dreyfus
Chuckie Dreyfus (; born Charles de Joya Dreyfus on August 7, 1974) is a Filipino film actor. He received his first award as Best Child Performer 1984 at the Metro Manila Film Festival, won the FAMAS Award 1985 for Best Child Actor in the film ''Idol'' in which he played the sidekick of Philippine action star, Rudy Fernandez and in 1988 won Best Child Performer in Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) Award for ''Once Upon a Time''. Career Dreyfus was 10 years old when he made his film debut in the 1984 film ''Idol'' with Rudy Fernandez. He was seen in numerous TV commercials like Colgate, KFC, Pizza Hut and in print ads as well. Following the film's success, he joined the cast of '' That's Entertainment'', a show geared toward Filipino youth. He was paired with Isabel Granada as a "loveteam" in a number of films. Two examples are ''Magic to Love'' (1989) and ''Lessons in Love'' (1990). Dreyfus was part of GMA-7's '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown'' (2011-201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romnick Sarmenta
Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor (born April 28, 1972 in Quezon City, Philippines), known professionally as Romnick Sarmenta, is a Filipino actor best remembered as the five-year-old boy who played the role of Peping in the TV series ''Gulong ng Palad''. Biography Romnick Sarmenta was born to Adonis F. Tejedor and Julie C. Sarmenta. He started acting at the age of four. He later joined the youth-oriented variety show '' That's Entertainment'', where he was paired with Jennifer Sevilla and eventually with Sheryl Cruz which became a hit love team during the 1980s. He has appeared in more than 60 films and TV shows. In 1999, he won a Best Actor Award from the Asian Television Awards for his performance in the GMA telemovie ''Bakla''. He was one of the stars of GMA Network who starred in top-rating shows such as ''Bakekang'', '' Now and Forever'' and ''Impostora''. He was also included in GMA's 2010 offering '' First Time'', playing a father to Baste - a boy caught in a love triang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheryl Cruz
Sheryl Rose Anna Marie Sonora Cruz (born April 5, 1974), better known as Sheryl Cruz, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Divina Ferrer in 2007's television drama series ''Sinasamba Kita'', as Valeria in '' Bakekang'', and in the Philippine remake of '' Rosalinda''. After four years out of ABS-CBN, in 2012, she had a guest appearance on the series '' Walang Hanggan'' as young Virginia "Manang Henya" Cruz, portrayed by Susan Roces. In 2013, while still a contract star of ABS-CBN, she became part of '' Galema: Anak ni Zuma'', as Galela Carriedo. She returned to her home network GMA in 2014, where she has been working since, being given many roles and TV appearances. Acting career Cruz started her career at age four. She won the FAMAS best child actress award for her portrayal in the film ''Mga Basang Sisiw'' opposite Janice de Belen, Che Che and Julie Vega. She also won best child actress for the film ''Roman Rapido'' opposite Fernando Poe Jr. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Entertainment (TV Series)
''That's Entertainment'' is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by German Moreno and Ike Lozada, it premiered on January 6, 1986. The show concluded on May 3, 1996 with a total of 3,200 episodes. Overview The show was created by German Moreno who initially wanted teenaged celebrity siblings to star in the show and name it as ''Brothers and Sisters''. After watching the American film ''That's Entertainment!'', Moreno decided to change the title of the show. Premiering on January 6, 1986 on GMA Network, the show featured sixteen teenagers (divided into 4 from Monday to Thursday and gathered all together on Friday). The show later joined the network's Saturday afternoon line up. The show first aired from the GMA building in EDSA and eventually moved to GMA Broadway Centrum in 1987 to accommodate a wider studio audience. The cast members were separated into five groups; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. During the Saturd ... [...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] |
