Kick-Off August with a Fun, Interesting Exchange on the Second Episode of CROSSOVER CONVERSATIONS – a First-Of-A-Kind Digital Talk Show Series on TFC and Myx

Episode 2 features a candid conversation among Star Music sibling act GIBBS and Filgrimage Ambassadors Gabby Almazar and Joce Montehermoso.

Watch and listen as they share their thoughts on various topics like their proudest moments as a Filipino, university life, and family.

ABS-CBN News Senior Correspondent Don Tagala Wins at the 2021 New York Press Club Journalism Awards

TFC News places among mainstream media giants like The New York Times, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Bloomberg News, Politico, and others.

The New York Press Club recently announced the winners of the 2021 New York Press Club Journalism Awards and ABS-CBN News Senior Correspondent Don Tagala won for Community Coverage.

An enduring tradition in New York media, the annual New York Press Club Awards for Journalism honor excellence by writers, reporters, editors, producers, photographers, and multi-media journalists. Entries this year were judged in 30 categories, including sub-categories for print, broadcast, and the Internet.

Tagala’s multi-media report, “Filipino ‘Superheroes’ at the Frontlines of COVID-19 Wear Scrubs, Not Capes,” was a stirring, yet honest look at how these warriors faced the daily risk of combating the deadly, yet invisible coronavirus at the height of the pandemic last year.

Yeonjun of K-pop group TXT recommends Timmy Albert’s “FEELINGS”

Yeonjun is one-fifth of the Korean boy band Tomorrow x Together or more commonly known as TXT. During his livecast on July 21, 2021 he was asked about the songs he listens to these days and mentioned Timmy Albert’s single, “FEELINGS”. 

“This is the song I found while shooting… I listened to this song, and I liked it so much.. Kian ‘Every Hour’ and ‘FEELINGS’ by Timmy Albert. Please try these songs. They are so good” Yeonjun shared on VLive. 

Timmy Albert shared on Instagram his great delight upon hearing the news, “#yeonjun recommemnded my song??”. 

This 21-year-old singer-songwriter started his journey with Universal Records on May 2019. His current talk of the town single “FEELINGS” is part of his debut EP entitled “DISTANCED”. His music influences range from the classics - Madonna, Foreigner, Phil Collins, Richard Marx, to the modern sounds of joan, The 1975, and LANY.

Catch Timmy Albert’s “FEELINGS” now streaming on iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer, Youtube and Spotify.

OFs from the Middle East win big from “TFC Win From Home Season 2” first monthly draw

The giving away of prizes to the overseas Filipinos in the Middle East and Europe has started with “TFC Win From Home Season 2’s” first monthly draw which was held last July 10 that was seen live via TFC Middle East and TFC Europe Facebook pages, TFC The Filipino Channel Facebook page and YouTube Channel, and @TFCX on Kumu.

For the first monthly draw, the winners of the major and minor prizes both came from the Middle East. They are Merry Grace Procia from UAE who won Php 50,000, and Annie Bayonito from Saudi Arabia who won Php 25,000.

"Baby Shark's Big Show!" Makes a Splash in Southeast Asia!

Nickelodeon’s brand-new preschool series Baby Shark’s Big Show!, based on the global hit Pinkfong Baby Shark, is set to make a splash with its premiere in Southeast Asia. Starting from July 26, preschoolers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia can join the pop culture phenomenon for jaw-some underwater escapades every weekday at 8.30am (WIB) and 9.30am (MY/PH).

Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and SmartStudy, the global entertainment company behind the beloved children’s brand Pinkfong, the series of 26 half-hour episodes follows Baby Shark and his best friend William as they journey on fun-filled comedic adventures in their community of Carnivore Cove, make new friends and - of course - sing original catchy tunes along the way!

Baby Shark’s Big Show! features a swim-sational lineup of voice actors, which was just nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Animated Program”: Kimiko Glenn (Orange is the New Black), as Baby Shark; Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), as William; Natasha Rothwell (Insecure), as Mommy Shark; Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears), as Daddy Shark; Debra Wilson (MADtv), as Grandma Shark; and Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld), as Grandpa Shark.

Sab marks first music anniversary and “Sunsets & Heaven” album launch with a free concert

Wrap up the week with some good music from one of Star Music’s fresh artists, Sab, as she officially launches her debut album “Sunsets & Heaven” (which will drop tonight at midnight in Manila!) and celebrate her first year in the music industry with a FREE concert happening tomorrow, July 23, Friday, at 8:00 p.m. (Manila), live streaming at her @officialsabmusic account on Kumu and Facebook.

Sab officially launched her music career under Star Music last year through her coming-of-age single “She.” Since it was launched, the song was a hit and was even included on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. It was also part of Spotify Japan’s editorial playlist when it was released in July last year. Her debut single was also used in several shows: locally, in the iWantTFC digital series “Hello Stranger,” and internationally in the TvN-produced Korean drama series “Flower of Evil.”

ABS-CBN News online and TV Patrol expand global news coverage with TFC News overseas segments

Longest-running multiplatform Filipino news program now has news from North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific for overseas Filipino viewers

With 2020 turning out to be one of the biggest dumpster fires in history as humanity tried to navigate through almost 365 days of various crises while confined in lockdowns or quarantines, the hunger of people around the world for news and information that are factual and accurate, timely, relevant, accessible, and understandable couldn't be more emphasized. 

It is within this context that ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, the news and current programming affairs division of leading Filipino media and entertainment company ABS-CBN Corporation and its global flagship channel, TFC, decided to strategize and redesign news programming and news delivery.