Zanjoe Marudo is International Emmy’s Best Actor Nominee

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Oct 022017
 

Filipino celebrity Zanjoe Marudo has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in the 2017 International Emmy Awards given by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Marudo is cited for his performance in Maalala Mo Kaya (Remembering) aired over ABSCBN.

The Filipino actor is competing for the Emmys acting award against Oscar-nominated Kenneth Branagh, an international star from the United Kngdom, Julio Andrade from Brazil, and Kad Merad from France.

The local television actor’s home network, ABSCBN, released a report revealing Zarudo received the Emmys nod for his portrayal of a single father who raised his children inside a cave after a storm ravaged their home in the Kweba (Cave) episode of MMK.

The 45th Emmys nominees list includes 44 nominees in 11 categories from 18 countries.

The International Emmy Awards winners will be announced on November 20 in New York.

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Honest taxi driver returns 900k cash to owner through TV station

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Oct 022017
 

Driver Reymond Gonzaga of Davao City found the owner of Php900,000 cash left in his taxi after he turned in the passenger’s bag to local television station ABSCBN. Gonzaga related to the news network how he found the bag in the backseat of his taxi and decided to go to the local TV station to seek help on what to do with the bag. An ABSCBN report revealed the bag owner as Ruth Muntag Koitabashi, an overseas Filipino worker in Japan, who claimed her bag containing the cash, jewelry, her mobile phone and other important documents. Koitabashi thanked Gonzaga for his honesty and effort to return her belongings. The post Honest taxi driver returns 900k cash to owner through TV station appeared first on Good News Pilipinas.

Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017

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Aug 202017
 
Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017

Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum exhibit of Tubbataha Reef photography will be brought to the Philippines in 2017 through the Ayala Foundation and Ayala Malls. Tubbataha Reef [via Oceanographic Museum of Monaco] The Tubbataha Reef showcase which features 21 photographs taken by Filipinas Maria-Teresa Lara and Marissa Floirendou, and the National Geographic husband and wife team of David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes will be brought to the Philippines in 2017, according to the ABSCBN report. The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco currently runs the ImmerSEAve 360 program which allows visitors to experience the Philippines’ crown jewel of scuba diving off the coast of Palawan and seeing 72% of the world’s coral species through virtual reality. A new activity exhibit also allows museum-goers to follow the expedition of S.A.S. Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in 2016 which showcases the largest marine protected area in the Philippine at over 970 square kms, one of the very few reserves for seabirds, sea turtles and sharks in the region. The videography was taken by Floirendo. Tubbataha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is valued for keeping the balance of the underwater ecosystem in the Sulu-Sulawesi Triangle.   The post Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017 appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Monaco Ocean Museum spotlights Tubbataha Tubbataha Reef: Crown jewel of Philippine diving Sarangani Kamanga Marine Eco-Tourism named PH best Ancient PH gold showcased in New York Museum

Filipina Kriesha Tiu gets big break as Korean-pop artist

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May 062017
 
Filipina Kriesha Tiu gets big break as Korean-pop artist

Filipina Kriesha Tiu is debuting as a Korean-pop artist after her successful performance on KPOP Star 6 talent competition in South Korea. Kriesha Tiu [via Facebook] The 17-year old talent will be launched as a solo artist under Urban Works Entertainment, a Korean agency. Tiu was runner up winner in the SBS television show together with Kim Hye-rin and Kim So-hee of the group KWINS. In her journey to the finals, Tiu was hailed in KPOP press as the Philippines’ pride as she amazed the Korean audience and the KPOP Star judges with her singing and dancing. She was at first eliminated but returned to KPOP Star as a wildcard choice of judges Yu Hui Yeol, Park Jin Young, and Yang Hyun Suk. She went on to the finals with her group KWINS, but were eventually bested by the boy group, Boyfriends. The Filipina K-pop artist is a native of Cebu who migrated to the United States with her family. Tiu has been doing front act performances in concerts when a talent agency discovered her and sent her to a Korean training camp, according to an ABSCBN report. While training she learned the Korean language, and improved her singing and dancing skills. In the network’s interview Tiu recounted the challenges of living away from her family for two years and sent out a message for aspiring artists: "Being a singer is not an easy dream to fulfill pero the most important thing is to be your own cheerleader because no Read More …