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Laura Lehmann
Laura Victoria Lehmann-Pessumal (born July 16, 1994) is a Filipino actress, television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2017. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2017 pageant in China and finished as a Top 40 semifinalist. Early life and education Lehmann is of German, Swiss, Spanish, and Filipino descent, and was raised by a single mother. Lehmann graduated from Assumption College San Lorenzo during her grade school days then during high school she transferred to Beacon International School before graduating at the International School Manila. She also attended Occidental College before transferring to Ateneo de Manila University to finish her studies. She is a former member of the Philippines women's national softball team during her younger years and was supposed to play for Ateneo before she decided to accept the scholarship offered to her by the Occidental College at the last minute. Career Lehmann started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Makati
Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the Philippines. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based in Makati. Makati is also known for being a major cultural and entertainment hub in Metro Manila. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 629,616 people, making it the 47th most populous city in the country and 8th most populous in Metro Manila. Makati is one of the most densely populated city proper areas globally, ranking 8th worldwide and 2nd in the Philippines, after Manila, with a population density of . In 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the estimated GDP per capita of Makati was , making it the highest GDP per capita in the Philippines. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The Ateneo collegiate men's varsity basketball team was not always called the Blue Eagles. It got the name Blue Eagles when Ateneo adopted the ''Eagle'' as its mascot in 1938. Prior to that, from 1914 it was known under different names. Ateneo has fifteen collegiate men's varsity teams that participate in fifteen sporting events of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, its mother league. Team identity Team monikers When Ateneo started to participate in intercollegiate sports in 1914, its varsity basketball teams were simply referred to by the school community as the Ateneo Seniors and Ateneo Juniors. They were later dubbed the ''Blue and Whites'' by the sports press in the early 1920s when Ateneo joined sports leagues. When Ateneo adop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miss World Philippines
Miss World Philippines is a beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects the country's representatives to the Miss World, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The pageant also selects representative to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Eco International. In addition the organizer of the pageant also held its male counterpart Mister World Philippines to pick representatives to participate in Mister World. The pageant is inspired by the Miss World Ltd.'s slogan "Beauty with a Purpose" and henceforth adopted the theme "Beauty in Giving." The winner and her court work with charities that benefit children in need and also join movements of supporting women and children's rights and many more advocacies. History The pageant was officially launched on March 23, 2011, at the SMDC Showroom at the SM Mall of Asia. Quirino resigned as the national director on January 15, 2017, due to personal and business reasons. A day later, Arnold Vegafr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Albay
Albay (IPA: ), officially the Province of Albay (; ; Baybayin, ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. Its capital (and largest city) is the city of Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi, the regional center of the whole Bicol Region, which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano. The province was added to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in March 2016. History Early history Long before the Spaniards arrived, Albay had a thriving civilization. Formerly called ''Ibat'', and then ''Libog'', Albay was once ruled by Gat Ibal, an old chief who also founded the old barangay of Sawangan, now part of the Legazpi, Albay, City of Legazpi. Historian William Henry Scott (historian), William Henry Scott wrote that in the local epic called ''siday'' entitled "Bingi of Lawan", an Albay datu by the name of Dumaraog went to L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sanya, China
Sanya; also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, living in an area of . Nevertheless, its built-up (or metro) area encompassing Haitang and Jiyang Districts was home to 801,020 inhabitants as of 2020. The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. Sanya is home to small concentrations of Utsul people. Sanya is also the location of Yulin Naval Base, a major military facility on the South China Sea which is home to the People's Liberation Army Navy ballistic nuclear missile fleet. History Known in ancient times as Yazhou, postal romanization: Aichow (), literally "cliff state or prefecture", Sanya's history dates to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE). Due to its remo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American colonial period. It is now best known for being the site of most of Ninoy Aquino International Airport and of complexes such as Newport City, Metro Manila, Newport City and the SM Mall of Asia, SM Central Business Park. Etymology There are possible explanations on the origins of the city's name: *A legend suggested that it may have been named after Dayang-dayang Pasay, a princess of the Kingdom of Namayan and daughter of Maynila (historical polity), Kingdom of Maynila ruler Rajah Sulayman. She inherited half of her father's lands, which encompasses the present-day city, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mall Of Asia Arena
The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events and a full house capacity of 20,000. The Arena officially opened on May 21, 2012, with a total area of . The SM Mall of Asia Arena is the alternate venue of the Premier Volleyball League when the Philsports Arena in Pasig is unavailable. The Arena is also one of the main venues for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. History The construction of the SM Mall of Asia Arena began in 2010, and costed around . The venue is part of the master plan for the SM Mall of Asia complex which in 2012 already had the SMX Convention Center and the One E-com and Two E-com office buildings. The arena had its topping-off ceremony in September 2011 and was opened about two years later after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miss World Philippines 2018
Miss World Philippines 2018 was the eighth Miss World Philippines pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on, October 7, 2018. Laura Lehmann crowned Katarina Rodriguez as her successor at the end of the event. Rodriguez represented the Philippines at Miss World 2018 in Sanya, China. The event was attended by Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico, Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar of India, and the chairperson of the Miss World organization Julia Morley. Results Placements ;Color keys * The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant. * The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant. * The contestant did not place. Special Awards Events Fast Track Events Judges * Kiko Estrada - Actor * Louie Heredia - Composer and hitmaker * Dr. Noel Fajardo - Gastroenterologist * Mark Striegl - Mixed martial artist fighter * Tati Fortuna - Fashion designer * David Semerad - PBA basketball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Katarina Rodriguez
Katarina Sonja Rodriguez (; born August 1, 1992) is a Filipino actress, athlete, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2018. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2018 pageant but was unplaced. Previously, she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2017 and placed 1st Runner-Up in Miss Intercontinental 2017. She rose to fame after being the last eliminated in the second season of Asia's Next Top Model in 2014. Early life and education Rodriguez was born in Orlando, Florida, United States, to Filipino parents. Her mother is from Manila, while her dad is from Davao. She spent her childhood going back and forth the United States and the Philippines every other year. She attended high school in Orlando and recounted the bullying she experienced at school, which would later on help her develop "tough skin" before finally moving permanently to the Philippines with her family. In Manila, she pursued and completed a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Catriona Gray
Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray ( ; ; born January 6, 1994) is a Filipino beauty queen and media personality best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2018. The fourth Filipina to win Miss Universe, Gray was previously crowned Miss World Philippines 2016 and Binibining Pilipinas 2018, Miss Universe Philippines 2018, and reached the top five at Miss World 2016. Early life and education Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, on January 6, 1994, to an Australian father of Scottish descent, Ian Gray, and a Filipina mother, Normita Ragas Magnayon, from Oas, Albay, Oas, Albay, Philippines. Gray is reportedly named after her paternal grandmother, Catherine Gray, an immigrant to Western Australia from Scotland in 1952. In 1999, Gray won the Little Miss Philippines pageant in Sydney at the age of five. Gray was a student at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns where she was a house captain and a school chorister. She received a graduate certificate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
One Sports
One Sports (formerly ABC Sports from 2004 to 2008, Sports5 from 2011 to 2017 and ESPN5 from 2017 to 2020) is the sports division of TV5 Network, Inc. and jointly-operated with sister company Cignal TV. One Sports supplies and airs major sporting events in the Philippines and the world for free-to-air TV channels TV5, RPTV, One Sports channel, Cignal-exclusive channels One Sports+, PBA Rush, NBA TV Philippines and UAAP Varsity Channel, and online sports streaming platform Pilipinas Live. Its flagship program is the Philippine Basketball Association, the world's second oldest professional basketball league, since it acquired the television rights from 2004 to 2008 and since 2011. History ABC Sports The network's sports division, then known as ABC Sports, was established in 2004 as a result of ABC-5's acquisition of broadcast rights to the Philippine Basketball Association. The telecasts were known as the ''PBA on ABC'', after the disbandment of the broadcasting con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), GMA Network Inc.. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter facilities, Tower of Power (transmitter), Tower of Power, are located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City, with regional stations and offices strategically located in over twelve major cities across the country including Dagupan, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu and Davao City, Davao. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
