CNN Hero of the Year: Kuya Ef

Hindi lang si Pacquiao ang dapat bigyan ng Heroes’ Welcome. Dahil ang totoong bayani ng taon ay si Kuya Ef. Si Kuya Ef ang tinanghal ng CNN bilang Hero of the Year. Ito ang ilan sa mga malilimit na pagkakataong ipagsigawang iba talaga ang Pinoy. ... 

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Pinoy Idol

I finally got to see Pinoy Idol yesterday on my home from the 4th Philippine Blog Summit. After GMA 7 acquired the rights of Idol from ABC 5, Pinoy Idol has started airing auditions this month. Just yesterday, they showed the audition from Manila at the SMX Exchange at the SM Mall of Asia. Compared to ABC 5’s Philippine Idol, I can say Pinoy Idol is much better. There’s something with GMA that made this competition more appealing. I guess it has something to do with more exposure and advertising. ABC made a gamble before when they acquired the franchise to Philippine Idol. They should have started building up their channel before acquiring foreign talent shows. Philippine Idol is too big for their channel. I just pity the Philippine Idol winner Mao Marcelo for being treated this way by GMA 7.

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Makoy is 26 yr old IT guy who loves to write, thrilled with movies as much as his favorite American food, fascinated with politics, current events and money matters, an entrepreneur in the making, and a certified Ortigas blogger.

GMA 7’s Pinoy Idol Episode 3: Luzon

GMA 7 coninues its search for the first Pinoy Idol as tonight’s episode highlights the auditions in Luzon. Will the search in Luzon break Visaya’s record for having the most number of idol wannabes who received the golden tickets?

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Music Roundup: 3rd Week of April 2008

Music Roundup–-a summary of upcoming events and happenings in the music scene in the Philippines and some interesting music-related articles in the Philippine blogosphere from last week and this 3rd week of April 2008.

What to expect this week? Well, there’s a much-awaited album release, upcoming concerts and other music events from your favorite bands, and other happenings you should catch on TV and on your radio. Mark your calendars now and dare not miss these events. Read on and see what’s happening this week.

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Pinoy Idol 2nd Episode – Visayas

GMA network’s Pinoy Idol invades the Visayan region in its second episode.

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