Talented kids capture the hearts of viewers in Philippine version of “Little Big Shots”

ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ largest and leading Philippine multi-media conglomerate, has started airing its local version of the hit international kids’ talent-talk show “Little Big Shots” that features extraordinarily talented, witty, and charming Filipino kids from all over the country and around the world, including young internet sensations.

On its pilot telecasts last August 12 and August 13 Philippine time, the local edition of “Little Big Shots” showcased amazing Filipino kids such as a nine-year-old pole dancer; sibling kiddie acrobats; a three-year-old geography genius; and a six-year-old boy with six pack abs.

“Finally Found Someone” is Still Letting Out the Feels on its 2nd Week in Theaters across the U.S. and Canada

UrbanDictionary.com describes “the feels” as the feeling you get and can’t quite explain, making you go crazy when that certain someone looks at you just the right way, or really, does anything.”

This is exactly what “Finally Found Someone” is making viewers experience while watching the Sarah Geronimo-John Lloyd Cruz starrer. Some came out of the theaters saying “It was really great! I really love the movie and I think it’s amazing!” “I’m so kilig! Cute nila pareho.” “It’s a wholesome movie. We Filipinos like this kind of story.” “For those who can’t find their true love yet, this movie is perfect for them.” “It has everything. May romance, may drama, and may comedy.” Sumasabog sila sa screen!” (They blow up the screen!)

Ogie Alcasid celebrates 50, dedicates concert to Filipino music and World Vision

The country’s respected Original Pilipino Music (OPM) singer-composer and hitmaker Ogie Alcasid celebrates his 50th birthday with a one-of-a-kind concert dubbed “NakakaLokal!” based on his recently launched album of the same title.

Happening on August 25, 2017 at the KIA Theatre, the awaited musical event will also feature a star-studded line-up including  Angeline Quinto, Basti Artadi, Davey Langit, Erik Santos, Iñigo Pascual, Jaya, Kyla, Lara Maigue, Leila Alcasid, Lovi Poe, Men and Music, Solenn Heussaff, and Yeng Constantino. 

The concert will benefit child-focused humanitarian agency World Vision and its advocacy campaign, “It Takes a World to End Sexual Exploitation against Children”. For years, Alcasid has been a staunch advocate and ambassador for World Vision, an NGO which currently assists over 75,000 children nationwide. One of World Vision’s successful sponsored children and now a tenor singer Richard Supat, formerly with FORTEnors, will also join Alcasid in a number offered for the children, especially those living in poor and vulnerable conditions.

“ASAP Live in Toronto” Keeps It Lit on Social Media

As summer nears its tail end in Toronto, dubbed one of the top five ‘most livable cities in the world’ according to publication The Economist’s Intelligence Unit Livability Survey, Filipinos continue to feel the sizzle left behind by the spectacle that was “ASAP Live in Toronto.” 

Two weeks after the concert, social media netizens continue to show love for the four-hour, sold-out extravaganza. Heart-warming feedback continue to be posted on the officialFacebook page of TFC in Canada, TFC Live North America and personal accounts.   A group of solid Kapamilyas' video on TFC Live's official facebook page shared: “It’s always nice to see these Kapamilya stars and we’re happy to see them again. We’re proud of Filipino talents”. 

Bianca Gonzalez is an influencer. She opinionates. She endorses. She tells stories.

Bianca is adept at using social media and is one of the most followed and watched in the online world in the Philippines. She has also put the power of social media to good use.

On social media, she bills herself as a storyteller. Bianca currently has 6.3 million followers on Twitter, 1.8 million followers on Instagram, and 2.7 million followers on her Facebook page. Her feed shows a mix of her family life with husband JC and their 21-month old daughter Lucia, her thoughts for the day, her home and travel tips, her observations on topics big and small. She is also known to post about issues that affect all of us: traffic, climate change, education, government, even food, beauty and or parenting. Sometimes she gets into a testy twitter exchange with netizens like when a twitter user tweeted: "So what if there is martial law"? An irked Bianca shared a video of martial law survivors who recounted their experiences on the regime. She admonished netizens not to joke about it, but also educated them on the difference of martial law then, and martial law now, under the 1987 Constitution. This, among many other topics she gets into, and sometimes gets into trouble with, all to share what she believes in.

DZMM Teleradyo launches “Good Vibes” and “On the Spot” as part of 10th year anniversary

 As art of its 10th anniversary, DZMM TeleRadyo recently launched two new daily programs: “Good Vibes” with Niña Corpuz and “On The Spot” newscast anchored by Vic Lima and Toni Aquino, both airing outside the Philippine via TFC platforms in key countries worldwide.

For ten years now, DZMM TeleRadyo has been striving to provide Filipinos with timely and relevant information for their everyday lives.  As part of this thrust, the top-rating radio channel launched programs that ensure its audience is updated about what is happening around them.

Drew Arellano Explores The Countryside

Drew Arellano is having the time of his life visiting the countryside. For Drew, to travel is to learn: learn from people, learn of their history and culture.

On a recent episode of Biyahe Ni Drew, Drew was brought to a little known town called Capul in Northern Samar. As viewers travel with him, they get to know that Capul is a shortened word for Acapulco, a trading post in Mexico, because that particular town in Northern Samar served as guidepost for the Acapulco-Manila Galleon trade. There still stands the lighthouse that served as guide to ships plying that route. Audiences also learned that though Samar speaks  the Waray dialect, Capul has a distinct language only known to them called Inabaknon with influences from Austronesian language, a language spoken among coastal places in Southeast Asia.