JC Regino Releases Debut EP

From watching his dad, April Boy Regino, do sold-out shows and huge concerts, it’s now his turn to show that “like father, like son” is true in all aspects. JC Regino has finally taking things on his own with a new self-titled EP.

It wasn’t his plan to become an artist even if the music genes was apparently passed on to him – tinkering with the guitar, piano, and the drums growing up. He was his father’s biggest fan; seeing crowds singing along, hearing massive radio airplay, plus TV and movie appearances. Seeing his father living the dream, JC tried to write his first song at 14 and asked his hitmaker father for some pointers. “Hindi nya nagustuhan,” quips the 23-year old singer-songwriter. That first attempt made the more determined JC to impress his greatest critic and finished “Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Aking Buhay” and “Di Na Ako Iibig Pang Muli” both included in their father-son album, “Idolstar” in 2010. That was also JC’s first foray into the music scene and got more fascinated with the ins and outs of the industry. 

Juan Minute Profiles: Little Miss Earth Profiles

Candidate nunmber 1: Bethany Ramos, 5 years old from Cagayan de Oro city. Loves to dance and sing. She wants to be a doctor someday and idolizes beauty queens Shamcey Supsup and Venus Raj.

Candidate number 2: Shaina Rodriguez, 4 years old from Naga city. She dreams of being a beauty queen and doctor someday. Her biggest idol is Lea Salonga. 

Candidate number 3: Maeca Bermas, 6 years old from Camrines Sur. She dreams of becoming a doctor and a beauty queen someday. She loves to sing, dance and recite poetry. Her idols are Ariella Arida and Anne Curtis.

Candidate number 4: Hanna Savellano, 6 years old from Bulacan longs to one day become a beauty queen just like Megan Young. She loves to sing, dance and act. She also idolizes Jennifer Lopez. 

Candidate number 5: Azaiesha Abellana, 5 years old from Bataan. Dreams of becoming a teacher someday. She loves reciting poetry, singing and dancing. Her idols include Marian Rivera, Carla Abellana and Janine Tugonon. 

Canndidate number 6: Victoria Wallace, 6 years old from Pampanga. Dreams of becoming a model and singer. She loves to sing, dance and model. Her all-time idol is Katy Perry 

Candidate number 7: Nasreen Rahhal, 7 years old from Makati City. She dreams of being a doctor and commercial model someday. She loves to sing and dance. She claims to be Taylor Swift's biggest fan. 

Candidate number 8: Tyra Pilapil, 7 years old from Iloilo city is determined to finish her studies and dreams of becoming a beauty queen someday. Her talents include declamation, dancing and singing. She idolizes Tyra Banks and Megan Young. 

Candidate number 9: Bernadette Datu, 6 years old from Bataan. She dreams of being a doctor, fashion designer, artist and model someday. Loves to sing, draw and act. She idolizes beauty queens Megan Young and Shamcey Supsup. 

Candidate number 10: Keanna Nagales, 8 years old from Bulacan. She dreams of becoming a teacher. She loves to sing and dance. Her idols include Venus Raj and Sarah Geronimo. 

Candidate number 11: Krystal Brimner, 7 years old from Laguna dreams of becoming a beauty queen, loves to sing, dance and act. She likes Solenn Heusaff and Shamcey. 

Candidate number 12: Anne Gaza, 8 years old from Pampanga dreams of becoming a supermodel someday. Her talents include dancing, singing and modelling. Looks up to Tyra Banks and Anne Curtis. 

Candidate number 13: Joyce Angedan, 8 years old from Batangas. Dreams of becoming a lawyer and beauty queen someday just like Megan Young. She oves to sing and dance.

Candidate number 14: Huezine Ciar, 7 years old  from Quezon dreams of being a doctor. She loves to sing and dance and idolizes Anne Curtis, Marian Rivera, Shamcey Supsup. 

Candidate number 15: Candesse Bartolome, 8 years old from Davao dreams of becoming a beauty queen just like her idols Shamcey Supsup and Megan Young. She loves to sing, dance and model. 

Candidate number 16, Alexis Navarro, 9 years old from Bulacan. Dreams of becoming a star someday. Her talents include dancing, acting, modelling and doing magic tricks. She is a big fan of Marian Rivera, Megan Young and Shamcey Supsup. 

Candidate number 17, Joseayn Albasin, 8 years old from Cagayan de Oro City dreams of traveling around the world and becoming a dermatologist someday. Her talents include singing, dancing, acting and rapping. 

Candidate number 18, Chyquie Uy, 9 years old from Davao dreams of becoming a beauty queen and flight attendant one day. Her talents include acting, singing, dancing and martial arts. Celebrity idols are Kim Chiu, Carla Aballena and beauty queen Bea Rose Santiago. 

Candidate number 19, Juviel Viado, 9 years old from Baguio dreams of traveling to other countries particularly to the USA. Her talents include dancing and drawing. And she idolizes Marian Rivera and Kristen Stewart. 

Candidate number 20, Jhiara Episioco, 9 years old from Quezon City. She is determined to finish her studies and wants to be an earth ambassador for mother earth. Her celebrity Idols include Kathryn Bernardo and Shamcey Supsup. 

Juan Minute Profiles: Miss Teen Earth Profiles

Candidate number 1: Mary Joy Ramos, 16 years old from Sorsogon city. She has a penchant for thrilling movies (particularly slasher flicks) and admits to often daydreaming about her future life.

Candidate number 2: Jhoanna Jane Layos, 16 years old from Cebu. loves to play volleyball and badminton and wants to  be a diabetologist someday because of his lolo. Is a home buddy and hates dishonest people. 

Candidate number 3: Jasmine Hodges, 14 years old from Laguna. Flattered to be Andi Eigenmann look alike. Likes basketball and dreams of playing with Jeron Teng. Afraid of deep unclear waters because of whales but dreams of becomming a vet one day.

Candidate number 4: Charlene Louise Beltran, 15 years old and Manila. Proud to be cavitena and proud to be palaban. LOves to play the guitar and loves to read. And has a big crush on Daniel Padilla

Candidate number 5: Merry Grace Tubelleja, 17 years old from Iloilo. describes hersself as small but terrible. Has curfew up to now, wants to hype iloilo as a beautiful city. 

Candidate number 6: Shawntel Michole Cruz, 17 years old from Baguio. A home buddy who loves to sketch. She's a leader of the youth ministry. She dreams of being a songwriter and a fashion designer. Hates backstabbers.

Candidate number 7: Marie Shane Ortega, 15 years old from Cebu. Has a fear of heights. Admits she's boyish because she acts like a boy and eats like a boy at home. 

Candidate number 8: Jasmine Carla Famoso, 14 years old from Iloilo. loves to sing and play badminton. She admits that she's easily mad sometimes and sometimes compares herself to the hulk. 

Candidate number 9: Deanne Patricia Carmel Perez , 17 years old from San Juan. She wants to be an author someday. She dreams of writing novels. She loves nicholas sparks and john green. She's doing for her mentor, her sister who was a former model but now has stage 4 cancer. 

Candidate number 10: Angeliza Navajo, 16 years old from Misamis Oriental. She loves to draw cartoons, has a huge crush on dingdong dantes and loves to bond with friends. 

Candidate number 11: Zoe Stephanson, 15 years old from Las Pinas. Her peers call her the "Noisy Valedictorian" because even if she's noisy in class, she still gets good grades. She's currently taking up BS Nursing at UP Manila and dreams of being a general surgeon someday. 

Candidate number 12: Candise Bero, 15 years old from Davao. She confesses that she had a hard life in Papua New Guinea. She was once held at gunpoint and nearly assaulted. She comes from a broken family and admits she was raised by her yaya and was often bullied because of her skin color growing up. But amidst all her troubles, she finds solace in her faith which is further strengthened by constantly reading the Bible. 

Candidate number 13, Bea Aquino, 17 years old from oves to bake and dreams of having a travel agency one day because at a very young age she got to see Europe, North America and Asia. She's a fan of Greek Mythology and admits to being of NMSB (no manliligaw since birth). But there was a guy she fell inlove with, but she was friendzoned then when she joined this pageant the guy tried to win her back but then she friendzoned him.

Candidate number 14: Francesca Taruc, 15 years old from Pampanga likes reading short stories and dreams of falling inlove one day with the right guy. She likes to bike on her free time. 

Candidate number 15: Rubyann Quizzagan, 16 years old from caloocan city. She likes to relax and go to the spa. She admits to being masungit when provoked. Looks up to the real and candid Angel Locsin. She is a Tourism student. 

Candidate number 16: Vanessa Walters, 14 years old from Cebu. She is friendly and sociable because she loves having fun with new friends. Hails from Australia and wants to make the philippines as clean and as green as her other homeland.

Candidate number 17: Ella Lubag, 17 years old from Sta. Rosa Laguna. She is a Chemical Engineering student who dreams of becoming an astronaut and scientist. She likes to play the violin in her free time. She may be quiet sometimes but she says she's not shy. To her, being silent means she's just being observant of her surroundings and peers. 

Candidate number 18: Kryzza Hilay, 17 years old from Iloilo city, has quite a lot of modeling experience. She keeps a virtual diary and wants to be a writer by profession someday. She admits to being secretive and wants to find a guy whose taller than her--which she admits might be quite difficult. 

Candidate number 19:  Ahtisa Manalo, 16 years old from Candelaria Quezon. loves to read thriller books and wants to be a public accountant. She also loves to sketch, has a weakness for chinito cuties and thinks here greatest weakness is that she trusts too easily.

Candidate nuumber 20, Stephanie Pasion, 15 years old from Davao admits she is flattered to be dubbed a "Shamcey Supsup lookalike." Tags herself as quirky and odd sometimes and admits her comfort food is balut. 

Strike First Mentality On UFC Fight Night: Brown VS Silva

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) comes to Cincinnati this Sunday (May 11) as two offensive welterweight juggernauts meet in the Octagon in UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva to be shown via satellite on Balls Channel. Ohio native Matt “The Immortal” Brown faces Brazilian rising star Erick Silva who is out to prove that home-cage advantage is merely a myth. Brown returns to his home state riding an impressive six-fight win streak – five coming off a knockout. He is up against the dynamic Silva, who has finished all of his UFC victories in the first round. Silva’s most recent victory lasted only 52 seconds against Takenori Sato in February. Plus, middleweight standouts meet in the Octagon™ when Costas Philippou battles rising star Lorenz Larkin. Don’t miss UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva this Sunday (May 11), 10:30 AM on Balls Channel, the home of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Berta Rojas: Up Close And Personal

Full name: Berta Beatriz Rojas Benítez

Date of birth: September 23, 1966

Country of birth: Paraguay

Who are your favorite writers, composers?

The great composers of all time, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms….but I always felt a call to perform the work of Latin American emerging composers with whose music I fully identify. Edin Solis, Quique Sinesi, and Julio Cesar Oliva, whose works are included in my latest album "Salsa Roja" are clear examples. This album is true to my essence as a Latin American classical guitarist. In it I sought to explore rhythms and sounds of our America from living composers writing their music today and doing so with a beauty that is totally moving for me. Something similar happens to me with literature; I feel strongly attracted to the work of Latin American writers. 

The Lifestyle Network Enters A New Adventure With "The Boston Kitchen Musical"

After the ground-breaking series “The Kitchen Musical,” which brought food, drama, and music together on television screens across seventeen Asian countries, the Lifestyle Network is bringing something even spicier.  

In June 2014 Lifestyle Network dishes out its latest mouth-watering drama-musical series “The Boston: The Kitchen Musical.” Set in one of America's historic cities, the new series looks into the lives of three young chefs as they re-launch their restaurant business while overcoming obstacles to follow their own creative visions.

“The Boston” features a multi-talented cast, led by Chicago-based stage and film actress Jennifer Blair Bianco, London-based German actor Michael Koltes, Australian actress and singer Natalia Moon, and hunky Fil-Am actorSteven Silva.

Jack Bauer Is Coming Back On Philippine Television Via JackCITY

The Emmy Award-winning franchise 24 returns to Philippine television’s this May 6 on JackCITY with 24:Live Another Day. Following the mission of agent Jack Bauer as played by Kiefer Sutherland, this thrilling 12-episode event series restarts the ticking clock and continues the high-octane saga on location in London. 

Airing the same day as the U.S., Filipino 24 fans will not be left behind on the action with JackCITY airing 24:Live Another Day exclusively via satellite starting May 6 at 1PM with a primetime telecast at 9PM.

Over the course of its run 24 has been nominated for a total of 73 Emmy Awards. In 2006 the series won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, and Sutherland collected the award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series.  Originally premiering back in 2001, the show has garnered 12 Golden Globe Award nominations, winning for Best Television Series – Drama in 2004, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Sutherland) in 2002.