ABS-CBN Involved in Enforcement Effort Against Sellers of Pirated DVDs of ABS-CBN Content

Six stores selling DVDs in Toronto and Montreal surrendered last March 7 and 8 over a thousand pirated DVDs of ABS-CBN content.  Included in the enforcement effort were the following stores: Bulacan Fashion, Bon-Bon, Waynes Collectibles, a store at 23 Glen Watford Drive in Dragon Centre, Universe Communication Ltd. in Oriental Centre, and a store located at 6057 Victoria Avenue in Montreal, Quebec.  

"Pusuan Mo Si Vice Ganda Sa Amerika" Kicks Off U.S. Tour This Weekend

What makes a great stand-up comedian?

Rolling Stone magazine adeptly described its criteria when it named this year its Top 50 Stand-Up Comics of All Time:

“In coming up with our version of a comic canon, we weighed artistic merit, technical proficiency and sense of timing, quality of their written material, their delivery and degree of influence — and often, their sense of what makes something, anything, funny. No disrespect to the foundational figures who shaped the earliest incarnations, but this list tiptoes past some of the early craftsmen and focuses on the unique voices who have helped to push stand-up forward in more recent days. These 50 stand-ups best embody what we have come to expect of our modern-day comedians: Someone who can wake us up to the weird, wonderful possibilities of the world around us, impel us to think differently about our own lives – and most of all, make us howl like blithering idiots.” 

Well, Jose Marie Viceral a.k.a. Vice Ganda is not in that list, maybe because his comedy appeals primarily to a singular but growing and fiercely loyal global audience: the Filipinos.  But that doesn’t mean that he is no less the “comic canon” or comedy powerhouse that he is today.  He does meet the criteria and more.

International news anchor Annalisa Burgos joins ANC’s newest program “Early Edition” / International news anchor Annalisa Burgos bahagi na ng bagong ANC news program “Early Edition”

 ABS-CBN’s News Channel, ANC, has a new news program entitled “Early Edition,” that will bring to you the latest news and business stories in the country and around the globe and which can be seen in key cities worldwide via The Filipino Channel (TFC).

Headlining “Early Edition” are anchors TJ Manotoc and Annalisa Burgos who deliver the latest news and financial updates.

Burgos, who is also the face of the program “News Now,” was welcomed and introduced on ANC through “Early Edition.”

ABS-CBN TFC’s Martin Nievera Ready To Sing U.S. National Anthem in Warriors’ Filipino Heritage Night Tomorrow, March 18, in Oracle Arena

From left, the Golden State Warriors team is celebrating its first Filipino Heritage Night for 2017 and no less than ABS-CBN TFC’s first goodwill ambassador, Martin Nievera, will sing the U.S. National Anthem tomorrow at Oracle Arena before the Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks game.  ABS-CBN Foundation International will also have a presence at the event. Center, Martin is shown being interviewed by BA’s award-winning team, Henni Espinosa and Jon Santos.  At rightmost, ABS-CBN Global COO Raffy Lopez tours the Philippine Concert King around the new office of TFC in Daly City. (Images by Golden State Warriors, Nerissa Fernandez and Ricky Resurreccion)

At left, ABS-CBN Global Head for Events and North America Head of Ad Sales, Events, and Trade Marketing Ricky Resurreccion and ABS-CBN Global COO Raffy Lopez tour Martin around the new office of TFC in Daly City.  At right, General Manager James Lim of Omni Hotel in San Francisco which sponsored Martin’s hotel stay, is shown having a welcome breakfast with Martin Nievera, Ezequiel Soyangco and Erick Sta Maria at Bob’s Restaurant in the hotel. (Photos by Nerissa Fernandez and James Lim/Omni Hotel)

From left, Martin chatting with ABS-CBN Global Head of Business Development Enrique Olives at the new TFC office; center photo, fans getting their shots taken with Martin at the San Francisco International Airport; right photo, ABS-CBN Global Head of Corporate Affairs & PR Nerissa Fernandez joins Ezequiel Soyangco and young Warriors and Martin fans for a photo at SFO.  (Photos by Nerissa Fernandez and Erick Sta Maria).

Please visit http://www.nba.com/warriors/tickets/groupnights/filipinoheritage to get your tickets to the Warriors’ Filipino Heritage Night tomorrow presented by Cache Creek.

ABS-CBN TFC brings “Isang Pamilyo Tayo” celebration to Japan on the network’s 10th anniversary

This 2017, ABS-CBN Japan Inc. celebrates a decade of service by bringing more avenues for Filipinos in Japan to feel at home even while they are outside the homeland.  Anchored on its theme “Isang Pamilya Tayo,” the international arm of ABS-CBN Corporation’s flagship service The Filipino Channel (TFC) defines its Kapamilya service through shows that bring homegrown entertainment and news from the Philippines, events that entertain, and service beyond content that inspires.

Bea Alonzo graces instax Memory Lane Album launch, a repository of beloved memories

After the well-received Photo Diary, FUJIFILM Philippines launches the Memory Lane album, a unique instax album made of thick-bordered pages where you can insert your instax prints.

FUJIFILM Philippines is always thinking of new ways to preserve memories and make them last for generations. With the Memory Lane album, you can now keep in place that instax photo of a trip to Baguio to see flowers abloom at the Panagbenga Festival or that moment when your child wore a “toga” (graduation gown) at the school’s commencement exercises. 

Northern Mindanao lass Maymay Entrata makes history as ‘Big Winner’ of the longest “Pinoy Big Brother” season

Teen housemate Maymay Entrata emerged as the Lucky Big Winner of “Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7” and made “PBB” history as the first Big Winner in the longest season of the hit ABS-CBN reality show, beating co-housemates from celebrity, teen, and adult editions in the ‘Big Night’ that aired live via The Filipino Channel (TFC) in the Middle East and Asia Pacific and streamed simulcast its ABS-CBN airing on TFC.tv in key countries worldwide.

The “Ms. Wacky-Go-Lucky of CDO” garnered a total of 42.71% of votes and was welcomed formally by her family, friends, and fans to the outside world in the jam packed Big Night held last March 5 at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna (Luzon, Philippines).

In an emotional speech, Entrata thanked all her fans for helping her reach her dream, and encouraged everyone to continue reaching for their own dreams.