Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as the representative of Antique and as a House Deputy Speaker. She previously served as a senator twice: from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019. She is the only female in the Philippines to top two senatorial elections: 1998 and 2007. She also unsuccessfully ran for vice president twice: In 2004 as the running mate of Fernando Poe Jr., and again in 2010 as the running mate of Manny Villar.
Ayala Corporation is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by Domingo Róxas and Antonio de Ayala during the Spanish colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate. The company has a portfolio of diverse business interests, including investments in retail, education, real estate, banking, telecommunications, water infrastructure, renewable energy, electronics, information technology, automotive, healthcare, management, and business process outsourcing. As of November 2015, it is the country's largest corporation in terms of assets ($48.7B).
Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and politician who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. Defensor Santiago was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian. She was known for being a long-serving Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, an elected judge of the International Criminal Court, and the sole woman recipient of the Philippines' highest national honor, the Quezon Service Cross.
Binibining Pilipinas is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects three other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Grand International, Miss Intercontinental and Miss Globe.
GMA Network is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo. It is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter, Tower of Power, is located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City with regional stations and offices strategically located in over 9 major cities across the country.
Eat Bulaga!, formerly Eat... Bulaga!, is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Chiqui Hollman and Richie D'Horsie, it premiered on July 30, 1979. Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, de Leon, Jimmy Santos, Jose Manalo, Allan K., Wally Bayola, Paolo Ballesteros, Pia Guanio, Pauleen Luna, Ryan Agoncillo, Ryzza Mae Dizon, Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza, Baste Granfon, Luane Dy, Echo Calingal, MJ Lastimosa, and Maja Salvador currently serve as the hosts.
Alberto Pineda Martinez is a Filipino actor, director, and producer.
John Carlo de Vera, better known by his screen name JC de Vera, is a Filipino actor, host and model.
María Rosario Santos y Navarro de Concio, popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos, is a Filipina media executive and actress. She is the host of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the longest-running television drama anthology in Asia. From 2012 to 2016, she was the chief executive officer of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. Currently she serves as chief content officer and president of ABS-CBN University. Santos-Concio plays a powerful role in TV and film production in the Philippines.
"Makinilya" is the 21st episode of the 18th season of the Filipino drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK), and is the second of two parts of "The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Story". Written by Joan Habana and directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, it first aired on ABS-CBN in the Philippines on January 30, 2010. To execute the project, ABS-CBN teamed with Swatch and collaborated with Jaime Zobel de Ayala and the Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation.
"Kalapati" is the 20th episode of the 18th season of the Filipino drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK), and is the first of two parts of "The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Story". Written by Joan Habana and directed by filmmaker Jeffrey Jeturian, it first aired on ABS-CBN in the Philippines on January 23, 2010. ABS-CBN teamed with Swatch and collaborated with Jaime Zobel de Ayala and the Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation to bring the project to fruition.
Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo is a Filipina lawyer, politician, and social activist who is the 14th and incumbent vice president of the Philippines. Robredo was the wife of the late Jesse Robredo, who was interior secretary from 2010 to 2012. She served as the representative of Camarines Sur's 3rd district from 2013 until her inauguration as vice president in 2016. In the vice presidential election, Robredo defeated Bongbong Marcos by a narrow margin of 263,473 votes. A report released by the Supreme Court further widened her lead to 278,566 over Marcos.
Juan Marlowe Galman Pamintuan, known professionally as Marlo Mortel, is a Filipino actor, TV host, musician, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, who was best known for his role as Nicolo Angelo Cortez in the morning television drama, Be Careful with My Heart and Gabriel Luna in OMG. In the novel I Love You Since 1892, he was originally introduced as Juanito Alfonso, a noble and kind-hearted love interest for protagonist Carmela. He is currently under ABS-CBN's talent management Star Magic.
CIBI Information, Inc. or CIBI, formerly known as Credit Information Bureau, Inc., is the first and the only local credit bureau in the Philippines. CIBI started as a government entity under the Central Bank of the Philippines Department of Loans and Credit to initiate a credit information exchange system in the country. Founded in 1982, CIBI was established through the power of Presidential Decree 1941 created under Central Bank of the Philippines, now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)
Credit Information Corporation or CIC announced the first six credit bureaus in the Philippines in 13 March 2016. The accredited credit bureaus consist of five international firms and one local credit bureau.
The Credit Information Corporation (CIC) is a government-owned and controlled corporation providing credit information system in the Philippines. It was created in 2008 by the Credit Information System Act (CISA) to construct a centralized, comprehensive credit information system for the collection and dissemination of accurate and fair information relevant to, or arising from, credit and credit-related activities of all entities participating in the financial system. This credit information is to be collected from various sources such as banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, financing companies, credit cooperatives, as well as utility companies and other businesses that extend loans. The CIC compiles this credit information to help creditors evaluate the ability of borrowers to pay.
Joao Micael Villanueva Constancia is a Filipino actor, singer, and dancer. Constancia is known for his roles in Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020) and He's Into Her (2021), both produced by Star Cinema. His other notable credits include appearances in Ngayon at Kailanman (2018), Maalaala Mo Kaya (2021), and the lead role in My Lockdown Romance (2020), alongside Jameson Blake.
This article provides details of Jolina Magdangal's television and film projects.
Scenema Concept International is a Filipino film studio best known for its historical action films starring politician E.R. Ejercito. Existing since the early 2000s and based in Pasig, Metro Manila, Scenema began as a company which provided facilities and digital equipment to filmmakers and other clients.
