Philippine All Stars wins 2008 World Hip Hop championship

August 5th, 2008

The Philippine All Stars won the gold medal in the 2008 World Hip-Hop Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada held last Sunday, August 3.

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Filipino Nelson Bohol part of Pixar’s WALL-E design team

July 30th, 2008

Production artist Nelson Bohol is part of the design team of Pixar Animation’s latest computer-animated film, “WALL-E.”

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Catherine Loria is junior grand champion in WCOPA 2008

July 27th, 2008

13-year old Catherine Loria was awarded the Junior Grand Champion Performer in the 2008 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) or the Hollywood Olympics’ grand finals night held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel last July 25.

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Charlie Green to visit Manila

July 22nd, 2008

“Britain’s Got Talent” semifinalist, Filipino-British Charlie Green is coming to the Philippines this week.

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Cher Calvin is nominated for an Emmy award

July 19th, 2008

Former Studio 23 host and now anchor of KTLA CW (Los Angeles, California), Cher Calvin is again nominated for an Emmy Award.

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Las Pinas Boys Choir and Kilyawan Boys Choir win golds in 5th World Choir Games

July 15th, 2008

Two boys’ choirs bested peers from more than 30 countries at the 5th World Choir Games in Graz City, Austria, which started last July 9 and will end on July 19.

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Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008

July 14th, 2008

Venezuela’s Dayana Mendoza was crowned Miss Universe 2008.

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Miss Universe 2008 Top 5 and winners of the Special Awards

July 14th, 2008

Here are the Top 5 Finalists of Miss Universe 2008 and the winners of the Special Awards.

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Miss Universe 2008 Top 15

July 14th, 2008

Here are the Top 15 of Miss Universe 2008

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Miss Universe 2008 on ABS-CBN

July 8th, 2008

ABS-CBN will be airing the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant live via satellite from Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam on July 14, Monday, 9:30AM.

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Filipino singers all set for the 2008 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA)

July 7th, 2008

The Philippines’ delegation is all set to conquer the 2008 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA), which will be held from July 19 to 27 at the Universal Studio City Walk and Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California.

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Wu Chun and Calvin Chen in Manila on July 12

June 27th, 2008

Romantic Princess stars and Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band) members Wu Chun and Calvin Chen will be coming to Manila on July 12.

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Philippines gets misspelled on sash of Miss Universe 2008 bet Jennifer Barrientos

June 25th, 2008

Everything is all set for this the Miss Universe 2008 pageant, which will be held at the Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa in Vietnam on July 13.

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DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 wins silver prize in New York Festivals

June 25th, 2008

ABS-CBN’s radio station, DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 won a silver prize in the prestigious New York Festivals for Radio Broadcasting Breaking News Story category (longform) for its special coverage of the Manila Hostage Drama that took place last year.

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Rebecca Jobson makes it to Top 6 of Australia’s Next Top Model

June 5th, 2008

18-year-old Filipino-Australian Rebecca Jobson is one of the contestants in the Australian reality TV show, Australia’s Next Top Model, Cycle 4.

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Joe Datuin wins prize for Beijing Olympics sculpture artwork

June 1st, 2008

Filipino artist, Joe Datuin has won the grand prize for the sculpture category of the Olympic Sports and Art Contest of the International Olympic Committee.

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Arnel Pineda on The Ellen DeGeneres show

June 1st, 2008

Frontman for American rock band Journey, Filipino Arnel Pineda rocked the house on the set of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, the talk show hosted by stand-up comedian Ellen Degeneres.

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Charice sings with US stars, gets standing ovation

May 26th, 2008

16-year-old Charice Pempengco now simply known as Charice got two standing ovations for her performance at the one-night tribute concert for musician-record producer, David Foster titled “David Foster & Friends” at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas last Friday.

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