Comguild Awards Recognize ABS-CBN Journalists

ABS-CBN news correspondents bagged 3 out of 6 awards of the 2011 Comguild Awards at the AFP Theater in Camp Aguinaldo on Sunday.



Bandila news anchor Karen Davila was named the best female news presenter while TV Patrol news anchor Ted Failon was hailed as the best male news presenter.



Davila and Failon were also the recipients of the same awards last year.



Meanwhile, the Comguild Awards recognized Sol Aragones as the best field reporter.



More than 2,000 journalism and mass communication students from various colleges and universities nationwide watched the event.



The Comguild Awards is held every year to recognize the exemplary work of journalists in the country.



Its awards committee is composed of highly regarded deans and schools heads of several colleges and universities in the Philippines.

Velvet Airs Teen Choice Awards 2011 Live!

Velvet is spicing things up this August with the hippest red carpet Hollywood event of the year!

The Teen Choice Awards 2011 will celebrate the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live via satellite Monday, Aug. 8 at 8am on Velvet. Kaley Cuoco, best known for her starring role in the comedy series The Big Bang Theory, rides the surf in to take on hosting duties for this year’s ceremonies. This is the only awards show where the winners—in categories in movies, music and television—are decided based purely on teen votes.

Among the industry’s biggest names are among the nominees for this year’s show. Will controversial pop sensation with the boyish good looks Justin Bieber prevail over the equally popular Bruno Mars, who made every girl in the planet fall in love with his swoonworthy ditties? Or will it be Jason Derulo’s hip-hop spell or Enrique Iglesias’ sexy Latin moves that will beat the two for the title of Choice Music: Male Music Artist award?

The ladies’ hot red carpet looks have also been the talk of the town, as Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift vie for Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female. On the matinee idol front, Bieber also joins the ranks of the other Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Male contenders – Chris Colfer, Zac Efron, Jaden Smith and Justin Timberlake.

How many surfboards, on the other hand, will “Twilight” stars Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattison take home this year? Robert is up for a total of four awards, including Choice Movie Actor: Drama for “Water for Elephants,” Choice Movie Actor: Science Fiction / Fantasy (against Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe) and Choice Movie Liplock for kissing his “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” co-star Kristen Stewart. Robert also faces strong competition from his other co-star Taylor—who has his own share of smooches with Kristen in the movie. Kristen is up against Harry Potter alum Emma Watson for the Choice Movie Actor: Female.

The night’s musical breaks will be delivered by Teen Choice nominees One Republic, R&B superstar Jason Derulo and teen sensation Selena Gomez and The Scene while seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist, producer and nominee “will.i.am” will spin music’s hottest tracks as “choice DJ.”

“Hawaii Five-O” bagged three nominations in the Choice TV—action categories: Choice TV Actor—Action for Daniel Dae Kim; Choice TV Actress—Action for Grace Park; and Choice TV: Action. “Make It Or Break It” also made it as one of the contenders for the Choice TV: Drama category, while its lead star Josie Loren is nominated as Choice TV Actress: Drama. Will “Make It Or Break It” make it against its tough competitor “Gossip Girl?”

Reality also staked their claim as hit entertainment with their own set of categories. Hit show “Jersey Shore” garnered three nominations, including Choice TV: Reality Show and a double-header for its stars Paul “Pauly D” Del Vecchio and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino in the category Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi made the cut for Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star category, putting her alongside the ladies of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” – Kim, Khloe and Kourtney. The hit dance show “So You Think You Can Dance” got a nod for Choice TV: Reality Competition Show while “America’s Next Top Model” was counted in for Choice TV: Personality for Tyra Banks.

Velvet is proud to be the channel that airs six of the nominated hit shows in this year’s Teen Choice awards —“Hawaii Five-O” “Make It Or Break It,” “Jersey Shore,” “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” “America’s Next Top Model” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”

On the musical front, cool ladies Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Taylor Swift are gunning for the surfboard in the Choice Music – female category while the Black-Eyed Peas, Far East Movement, the cast of Glee, Selena Gomez & The Scene and The Script are all in the running for Choice Music: Band. In the rock scene, nominees include 30 Seconds To Mars, Foo Fighters, One Republic, Linkin Park and Paramore.

So who will win the votes? Tune in to the exclusive live telecast of the Teen’s Choice Awards 2011 on Velvet on August 08, at 8:00am. Primetime telecast will be at 9pm, with encore telecasts on August 10, Wednesday (6:30p.m.) and August 13, Saturday (10p.m.). This is the first time that Velvet will be airing this fun awards show created just for teens.

Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53), the home of the biggest red carpet events, is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. For updates, log-on to http://www.facebook.com/VelvetChannel.

Charo Santos-Concio Named Woman Super Achiever

ABS-CBN president and COO Charo Santos-Concio, on the other hand was conferred the WOMAN SUPER ACHIEVER AWARD given to “Outstanding Women who have the vision, flair, acumen and professionalism to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills in an organization, making changes and achieving results”.

Woman Super Achiever awards was hosted by the Employer Branding Institute, World HRD Congress, Stars of the Industry Group and CMO Asia. The award ceremonies were held at the SUNTEC Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre last July 22, 2011. Santos-Concio and Bong Osorio, ABS-CBN’s Head of Corporate Communication attended the affair.

ABS-CBN Wins Asia's Best Employer Award

ABS-CBN was named Asia's Best Employer Awards 2011 in recognition of the Kapamilya network’s valuable contribution in making it the most sought after employer, whose organizational framework covers being exemplary in learning and development initiatives, communicating distinctiveness in employee hiring, training and retention practices, and continuing innovation.

ABS-CBN was chosen after a research was done in every Asia-Pacific country by a team of independent professionals from different parts of Asia, which, after the research, submits its recommendations to a jury that identifies the final winners.

ABS-CBN President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Charo Santos-Concio, on the other hand, was conferred the Woman Super Achiever Award given to “Outstanding Women who have the vision, flair, acumen and professionalism to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills in an organization, making changes and achieving results."

Both Asia’s Best Employer Brand and Woman Super Achiever awards, hosted by the Employer Branding Institute, World HRD Congress, Stars of the Industry Group and CMO Asia, came with a trophy and a citation to recognize the valuable contribution made by ABS-CBN and Charo Santos-Concio, respectively.

The award ceremonies were held at the SUNTEC Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre last July 22, 2011.

Santos-Concio and Bong Osorio, ABS-CBN’s Head of Corporate Communication attended the affair.

Metro Magazine iPad Edition Wins in Asian Publishing Awards

ABS-CBN Publishing’s Metro Magazine iPad Edition was named winner of Best Use of Screen Tablet Platform at the Asian Publishing Awards (APA) held on July 8 at Bangkok, Thailand. It won in one of the most contested of the eleven categories of the awards, which included entries from nine countries from across the region.

At the Awards, the Metro Magazine iPad Edition was cited for “not being merely as a translation of its printed edition into a digital screen, but as an extension of the brand with its own personality and capabilities offering a different reading experience altogether.” It was acknowledged for its achievements in its business model and content, as Metro has consistently been among the most downloaded Lifestyle apps since its launch in 2010.

“In ABS-CBN we appreciate every opportunity to promote the best in Filipino style, fashion and culture. We are excited to be doing this in a highly engaging medium that has a fast growing global reach “ said Mark Yambot, Head of Business Development for ABS-CBN’s Cable Channels and Print Media Group, in his acceptance remarks.

ABS-CBN Publishing joined winners from nine countries, which included three others from the Philippines. Adobo Magazine topped the “Effective Digital Publishing” category, and Excellence Awards were given to Hinge Inquirer Publications, which was cited in the category of “Innovative Business Models”, and to Manila Water Company, for “Innovative Corporate Communications in a Multimedia World”.

“With Metro Magazine iPad Edition, ABS-CBN Publishing became the first Philippine magazine on the iPad. After almost one year, it continues to set the standard in terms of great articles and interactive features…This award is welcome news, and recognition that we are bringing together content and technology at an internationally competitive level”, said ABS-CBN Publishing Head Ernie Lopez. According to Lopez, the app also helps them connect with overseas Filipinos: “From the feedback we are getting, Metro iPad makes them proud of their culture and shows the Philippines as in step with global style and technology trends.”

Anticipating the rapid growth in viewing magazines online, ABS-CBN Publishing launched several digital offerings in the past year, including e-magazine editions of StarStudio, Metro Home & Entertaining, Food, Kris Aquino Magazine, Metro Society, and Vault – which are now available for readers worldwide through their PCs, Macs, iPads and selected Android devices.

Be part of the fast-growing clan of Metro Magazine iPad Edition readers.To get “Metro” on the iPad, just go to the App Store and search for Metro Magazine.

ABS-CBN Wins 6 International Telly Awards

ABS-CBN International was honored with 6 bronze statuettes in the 32nd Annual Telly Awards.

According to its website, the Telly Awards are given to local, regional and cable television commercials and programs, as well video and film productions and work created for the web.

ABS-CBN International won a bronze statuette for the following:

Live Event - Global P-Noy: Town Hall sa TFC
Information - Adobo Nation: Sari-Sari Etcetera: Filipina Winemakers
Documentary - Bayaning Pilipino: Little Manila Foundation
Social Issues - Streets of My Lolo
Use of graphics - Streets of My Lolo
Editing - Streets of My Lolo

Link: http://www.tellyawards.com​/winners/

RPG Metanoia, Lorna Tolentino Win at 2011 Luna Awards

The country’s first full-length 3D animation film, “RPG Metanoia,” and “Sa’yo Lamang” lead star Lorna Tolentino won at 2011 Luna Awards on Sunday in a ceremony held in Quezon City.

“RPG Metanoia” took home the Best Sound prize, while Tolentino was named Best Actress.

Coco Martin Won Star Awards for Movie Best Actor

Actor Coco Martin said he is dedicating his Movie Actor of the Year award to Christopher de Leon.

In an interview, Martin said it is an honor for him to be nominated in the same category as de Leon, who is already a veteran in the entertainment industry.

He, however, refused to be compared to him, saying he is just a newbie in show business.

“Hindi naman. Napakabaguhan ko pa sa industriya para masabing kahilera ko siya dahil pareho kaming nanominate sa Best Actor category. Ganon naman e, kanya-kanyang panlasa ng mga hurado. Nakakatuwa para sa akin kasi nakalusot ako [na manalo]. Sana magkatrabaho pa ulit kami. Pangarap ko yun. Napakagaling at napakabait niyang katrabaho. Nagkatrabaho din kasi kami sa Sa ’yo Lamang,” he said.

Martin also recalled his experience when he got to work with de Leon in the past.

He said he was in awe with how the veteran actor has remained grounded despite his achievements in his career.

“Noong una ngang magkaeksena kami, nilapitan ko siya e. Hindi ako makaarte, kinakabahan ako, nanginginig ako. Sabi ko, ‘Sir, ninenerbyos ako, kaeksena ko kayo e.’ Kasi kailangan ko i-release e. Kapag hindi ko sinabi sa kanya, baka hindi ako makaarte. And then yung sinabi ko na sa kanya at naramdaman kong parang binibigyan niya ako ng suporta, nakaluwag ako, nakahinga ako. Sabi ko nga sana magkatrabaho kami sa soap opera para magkaroon kami ng mahabang bonding,” he said.

Meanwhile, Martin thanked the Philippine Movie Press Club for the recognition that they gave him.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa PMPC sa karangalan na ibinigay nila sa akin. Napakasaya at napakasuwerte ng pakiramdam ko dahil kasabay nito, nabigyan din ako ng parangal sa isa pang award-giving body. Sana magtuloy-tuloy yung ganitong blessing at sisiguraduhin ko na mas pagbubutihan ko pa ang trabaho ko,” he said.

Martin was hailed as the Movie Actor of The Year in the 27th Star Awards for movies last June 21.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Ai-Ai delas Alas Won Star Awards for Movies Best Actress

Isa na namang award ang napanalunan ni Ai-Ai de las Alas bilang best actress sa kakatapos na PMPC Star Awards for Movies noong June 21. Ang award ng aktres ay para sa kanyang pagganap sa Tanging Ina N’yo: Last Na ‘To at ang mga kapwa niya nominado ay sina Bea Alonzo, Lorna Tolentino, Anne Curtis, Angelica Panganiban at Lovi Poe.

Sa sobrang kaba nga raw niya ay muntik na niyang makalimutang pasalamatan sa kanyang acceptance speech ang kanyang manager na si Boy Abunda. “Sa sobrang nerbiyos ko muntik ko pang makalimutan si Ama (tawag niya kay Boy). I love Boy Abunda, I love Ama, so much,” pambawi ni Ai-Ai later on sa interview.

Excited na rin ang Comedy Concert Queen sa kanyang susunod na film project na pagbibidahan nila ni Vic Sotto. Dagdag pa rito, magiging co-producer din sa pelikula si Ai-Ai kaya doble ang excitement niya. “In every project ko naman talagang tinitingnan ko naman, nakakapagpaligaya ako ng sambayanang Pilipino. ‘Yun lang naman ang akin, ang masaya silang lalabas ng sinehan na, ‘Hay, nakakatuwa naman si Bossing, nakakatuwa si Ai-Ai.’”

May blessing na rin daw si Bossing Vic na pwede silang magkaroon ng kissing scene ni Ai-Ai sa gagawin nilang pelikula. “’Yun lang naman din ang gusto din niya, huwag lang daw siyang ikakasal sa akin,” biro ni Ai-Ai. “Pwes, abangan n’yo ‘yun. Magtutukaan kami. Sabi nga ni Eugene Domingo, ayoko raw ng pabilog, eh pahaba naman ngayon,” pagpapatawa niya na tinutukoy na parehong mahaba ang baba nila ni Vic.

Nagkaroon din daw sila ng kasunduan na gagawa sila ni Cesar Montano ng isang indie movie pero wala pang definite plans. “Within our lifetime,” joke ni Ai-Ai.

Source: www.push.com.ph

Kapamilya Wins Big in Yahoo OMG! Awards 2011

ABS-CBN artists won big at Yahoo!'s OMG! Awards held at Republiq Club, Newport Mall in Resorts World Manila on Tuesday night.

Kapamilya celebrities bagged 10 out of 18 awards, including the Hottest Actor trophy for Piolo Pascual and Major Impact Personality of the Year award for 2011 Binibining Pilipinas-Universe Shamcey Supsup.

Coco Martin, lead star of “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin,” bagged the Breakthrough Male Artist prize, beating fellow ABS-CBN talents JM De Guzman, Enchong Dee and Derek Ramsay.

The Breakthrough Female Artist award went to Cristine Reyes.

Vice Ganda, meantime, defeated Prince of Comedy Vic Sotto after grabbing the Funniest Comedian prize.

“Mara Clara” stars Albie Casino and Kathryn Bernardo won the Awesome Young Actor and Awesome Young Actress awards. Their co-star, Julia Montes, was also nominated in the same category but she lost to Bernardo.

Close friends Luis Manzano and Toni Gonzaga were named Favorite Male TV Host and Favorite Female TV Host, respectively.

Christian Bautista took home the Coolest Male Singer prize.

OMG! Awards recognize the most-searched celebrities on Yahoo!’s newest and leading entertainment property in the Philippines.

The Awards combine Yahoo! Search and rich news content from Yahoo!'s celebrity and entertainment news site, OMG!, to recognize the top trending web celebs, or those who have propelled to stardom in cyberspace and used the power of the Internet to reach their fans.

The awards night was hosted by JM Rodriguez and Andi Manzano.

Below is the full list of winners.

Major Impact Personality of the Year: Shamcey Supsup

Celebrity of the Year: Shalani Soledad

Hottest Actor: Piolo Pascual

Hottest Actress: Jennylyn Mercado

Breakthrough Male Artist: Coco Martin

Breakthrough Female Artist: Cristine Reyes

Funniest Comedian: Vice Ganda

Funniest Comedienne: Eugene Domingo

Awesome Young Actor: Albie Casino

Awesome Young Actress: Kathryn Bernardo

Amazing Male Newcomer: Alden Richards

Amazing Female Newcomer: Ritz Azul

Favorite Male TV Host: Luis Manzano

Favorite Female TV Host: Toni Gonzaga

Coolest Male Singer: Christian Bautista

Coolest Female Singer: Charice

Coolest Band: Parokya ni Edgar

Fashion Designer of the Year: Joey Samson

ABS-CBN Wins International Gold Quill Award

For being the first to break the biggest election-related story on the Maguindanao massacre, helping drive young voters to register and vote, and creating an army of change to make the 2010 elections work, ABS-CBN Corporation bagged an international Gold Quill Award in recognition of its election advocacy campaign “Boto Mo, i-Patrol Mo.”

It was through ABS-CBN’s “Boto Mo, i-Patrol Mo” that the world learned about the single deadliest act against journalists when a Boto Patroller first sent a picture from the crime scene to ABS-CBN. And ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, was the first to break the news.

His bravery in exposing the gruesome crime that left 58 dead showed what BMPM is all about—the ordinary Filipino, making a difference by letting the public know about the realities in his community and the government to do something about it.

“Boto Mo, i-Patrol Mo: Ako ang Simula” was launched a year before the 2010 national elections by ABS-CBN, which pioneered citizen journalism in the country. It not only empowered Filipinos to use technology to patrol their votes but also challenged them to become the start of the change they want for the country.

ABS-CBN was the only Philippine broadcast network to win an international Gold Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for its election advocacy and coverage via the BMPM campaign, which also won awards from the 2010 Philippine Quill Awards and the Anvil Awards.

The multi-platform campaign received 500 reports a day by email, 103 calls a day, and 3,058 texts a day during election season. And on election day, citizens’ reports grew to four per minute as compared to one per minute in 2007 when it was first launched.

During the campaign last year, BMPM has 87,419 registered Boto Patrollers in its central database, 125,487 fans on Facebook, 23,111 followers on Twitter, 6,960 members on its microsite, and 3,701 members on Multiply.

It organized vice-presidential and senatorial debates and pioneered the use of a Wireless Audience Response System (WARS), which allowed randomly selected citizens to indicate they believe the candidate’s answers or not during the televised debates, which became among the highest trending topics on Twitter.

This resulted to making ABS-CBN being cited by most Filipinos as the most credible TV station based on a Pulse Asia national opinion polls in 2010 with 72 percent of Filipinos saying the TV network gave a credible coverage of the elections, which is the highest among the country’s top TV networks.

And on election day, ABS-CBN’s election coverage on its flagship national evening newscast “TV Patrol World,” made up of ABS-CBN’s professional journalists and BMPM’s citizen journalists, won in the nationwide TV ratings based on the survey done by media specialist Kantar Media/TNS on Election Day. “TV Patrol World,” the Philippines’ longest-running newscast, notched the highest TV of 31.5 percent among all evening newscasts.

Kapamilya Stars Lead Nominees for Yahoo OMG! Awards

Yahoo! Philippines announced the launch of the first OMG! Awards, which will recognize the most-searched celebrities.

The Awards combine Yahoo! Search and news content from Yahoo!’s celebrity and entertainment news site, OMG!, to determine the top trending web celebs, those who have propelled to stardom in cyberspace and used the power of the Internet to reach their fans.

Kapamilya stars led by Piolo Pascual dominate the list of nominees.

Below is the list of Yahoo@ OMG categories and nominees (Note: Those with * are Kapamilya (ABS-CBN) stars.)

Hottest Actor:
* Piolo Pascual
* Diether Ocampo
Aljur Abrenica
* Jericho Rosales

Hottest Actress:
Marian Rivera
*Angel Locsin
Jennylyn Mercado
*Anne Curtis

Funniest Comedian:
*Vice Ganda
Vic Sotto
*Vhong Navarro
Michael V

Funniest Comedienne:
*Pokwang
Eugene Domingo
*Ai Ai delas Alas
Tuesday Vargas

Breakthrough Artist – Male:
*JM De Guzman
*Enchong Dee
*Derek Ramsay
*Coco Martin

Breakthrough Artist – Female:
Solenn Heussaff
*Cristine Reyes
Bela Padilla
*Andi Eigenmann

Awesome Young Actor:
*Sam Concepcion
*Albie Casino
*Enrique Gil
*Robi Domingo

Awesome Young Actress:
*Kathryn Bernardo
*Julia Montes
Barbie Forteza
Bea Binene

Favorite TV Host – Male:
Willie Revillame
*Luis Manzano
*Vice Ganda
Vic Sotto
Mo Twister

Favorite TV Host – Female:
*Alodia Gosiengfiao
Shalani Soledad
Pia Guanio
*Toni Gonzaga

Amazing Newcomer – Male:
Mikael Daez
Alden Richards
*Diego Loyzaga
*Renz Fernandez

Amazing Newcomer – Female:
Louise delos Reyes
Ritz Azul
*Coleen Garcia
Jasmine Curtis

Coolest Singer – Male:
*Jovit Baldivino
Kean Cipriano
*Christian Bautista
*Rico Blanco

Coolest Singer – Female:
Regine Velasquez
*Sarah Geronimo
Charice
*Karylle

Coolest Band:
General Luna
Parokya ni Edgar
Callalily
Up Dharma Down

Designer of the Year:
Jun Escario
Rosanna Ocampo
Kate Torralba
Joey Samson
Rajo Laurel

The awards ceremony will take place on June 21 (Tuesday).

The winners will be selected through popular search queries and polling methods.

The categories for the most-searched award include OMG! Celebrity of the Year and OMG! Major Impact, while the winners for Hottest Actor/Actress, Funniest Comedian/Comedienne, Breakthrough Artist Male/Female, Awesome Young Actor/Actress, Favorite TV Host Male/Female, Amazing Newcomer Male/Female, Coolest Singer Male/Female, Coolest Band categories and Designer of the Year will be selected through popular polls.

The poll site is located at http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/omgawards/