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Drag Den (season 1)
The first season of '' Drag Den'' premiered on 8 December 2022, through Amazon Prime Video. The premiere season showcased a total of eight contestants competing for the title of the "First Filipino Drag Supreme". Casting calls for the first season were opened in August 2021, and the cast was officially revealed in a teaser trailer in November 2022. The series also welcomed its first openly trans woman contestant, Barbie-Q. The winner of the season received a cash prize of ₱1,000,000, a one-year makeup supply from Téviant Beauty cosmetics, a one-year contract with Avignon Clinic, and a three-year management contract with CS Entertainment. The first season was won by Naia, with Shewarma and Maria Cristina as runners-up. Production In July 2021, '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' alumna Manila Luzon exclusively told ''Entertainment Weekly'' about an upcoming project she is up to host and judge. Luzon said, "I'm excited that we're going to create an opportunity similar to hatRuPaul and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Luzon
Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, better known by the stage name Manila Luzon (born August 10, 1981), is an American drag queen, recording artist, comedian and reality television personality. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the first and fourth seasons of '' RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Luzon has also contributed to the compilation album series '' Christmas Queens''. Career 2011-2012: Breakthrough and ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' The publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT events throughout the U.S. and Canada, including New York Pride and Vancouver Pride. She has been active in AIDS awareness and activism. After being featured in a Gilead Sciences ad titled "Red Ribbon Runway" with fellow ''Drag Race'' co-stars Carmen Carrera, Delta Work, Shangela and Alexis Mateo, the dress she was featured wearing was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Philippines
''Drag Race Philippines'' is a Philippine reality competition television series. It is a spin-off of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The series is produced by World of Wonder and Fullhouse Asia Production Studios. The series airs on Discovery+ and HBO Go in the Philippines, Crave in Canada, and WOW Presents Plus in the rest of the world. The series premiered on 17 August 2022. Twelve drag queens competed for the title of "''Philippines' First Drag Superstar''", a one-year supply of ONE/SIZE Beauty Cosmetics by Patrick Starrr, with a cash prize of ₱1,000,000, powered by Kumu. Precious Paula Nicole won the first season with Marina Summers as runner-up. Lady Morgana was named Miss Congeniality. A second season (and its companion series) has been announced on 19 October 2022. Production On 17 August 2021, RuPaul announced a casting call for season one of ''Drag Race Philippines'' throughout social media. Judges Paolo Ballesteros, also nicknamed as Mawma Pao on the show, is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pateros
Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros ( tgl, Bayan ng Pateros), is the lone municipality of Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,643 people. This municipality is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producing '' balut'', a Filipino delicacy, which is a boiled, fertilised duck egg. Pateros is also known for the production of red salty eggs and "''inutak''", a local rice cake. Moreover, the town is known for manufacturing of "''alfombra''", a locally-made footwear with a carpet-like fabric on its top surface. Pateros is bordered by the following highly urbanized cities of Pasig to the north, Makati to the west, and Taguig to the south. Pateros is the smallest municipality both in population and in land area, in Metro Manila, but it is the second most densely populated at around 29,000 people per square kilometer after Manila. Etymology The name ''Pateros'' is most likely derived from the duck-raising i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Piñas
Las Piñas, officially the City of Las Piñas ( fil, Lungsod ng Las Piñas), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 606,293 people. Las Piñas was sixth in MoneySense (Philippines), MoneySense Philippines "Best Places To Live" report in 2008. Attractions include Evia Lifestyle Center, SM Southmall, Robinsons Place Las Piñas and Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area, Las Piñas - Parañaque Wetland Park. History Early history Las Piñas was one of the earliest fishing settlements on the shores of Manila Bay. It was proclaimed as a province of Manila either in 1762 or 1797. Agustin, a Spanish historian, and Fr. Juan de Medina placed it at 1762. Las Piñas was formerly called "Las Pilas" due to its separation from Parañaque due to tribal conflicts. On the other hand, Manuel Buzeta recorded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrecking Ball
A wrecking ball is a heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings. It was most commonly in use during the 1950s and 1960s. Several wrecking companies claim to have invented the wrecking ball. An early documented use was in the breaking up of the in 1888–1889, by Henry Bath and Co, at Rock Ferry on the River Mersey. In 1993, the wrecking ball was described as "one of the most common forms of large-scale coarse demolition." With the invention of hydraulic excavators and other machinery, the wrecking ball has become less common at demolition sites as its working efficiency is less than that of high reach excavators. Construction and design Modern wrecking balls have had a slight re-shaping, with the metal sphere changed into a pear shape with a portion of the top cut off. This shape allows the ball to be more easily pulled back through a roof or concrete slab after it has broken through. Wrecking balls range from about to ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio Current
The San Antonio ''Current'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in San Antonio, Texas. The ''Current'' focuses on investigative journalism, political analysis, and critical coverage of local music and culture. It also contains extensive and up-to-date event listings for San Antonio. A member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, its style combines tough journalism with humor. The ''Current'' has won many journalism awards, often for coverage of subjects and controversies that are largely ignored by other South Texas media outlets. The ''Current'' carries some nationally syndicated columns, including Savage Love, Free Will Astrology, Jonesin’ crosswords, and ¡Ask a Mexican!, in addition to several local columns. The paper also publishes a popular yearly “Best of San Antonio” issue, which invites readers to vote for their favorite food, media, and culture in the San Antonio area. The annual issue employs a Highlander “There can be only one!” deliberation met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Philippines
Warner Music Philippines (WMP) is a record label in the Philippines. It is a regional branch of the multinational music conglomerate Warner Music Group. Founded in 1977, the company gained its self-distributed status and has since began releases of several Filipino music artists and bands. The label has been switched to digital-only releases since the 2010s. History WMG, then known as WEA International, established WEA Records Philippines under a distribution/license agreement for 15 years with a local group led by Bella Dy Tan. In 1992, Warner Music officially set up its own local branch, after its distributor gained its own independent status and became Universal Records. Its initial offices were at the Ma. Daniel Building in Malate, Manila. WMP has been signed artists throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including Lea Salonga, Side A, Alamid, Barbie's Cradle, David Pomeranz, Nina, Kitchie Nadal, Christian Bautista, Sitti, and Kamikazee. In 2003, WMP transferred its offices t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catriona Gray
Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray (; born 6 January 1994) is a Filipino-Australian model, singer, beauty queen, television personality, youth advocate and arts ambassador best known for having been crowned Miss Universe 2018. She is the fourth Filipina to win the Miss Universe competition. Previously, Gray was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2018 and Miss World Philippines 2016. Early life and education Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia to an Australian father of Scottish descent, Ian Gray, and a Filipino mother, Normita Ragas Magnayon, from Oas, Albay, Philippines. Gray is reportedly named after her paternal grandmother, Catherine Gray (née Ross), an immigrant to Western Australia from Scotland in 1952 and Elsa Magnayon (née Ragas), her maternal grandmother from Oas, Albay, Philippines. Gray was a student at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns where she was a house captain and a school chorister. She received a graduate certific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishmael Bernal
Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as '' Nunal sa Tubig'' (1976), ''City After Dark'' (1980), ''Relasyon'' (1982), ''Himala'' (1982), and '' Hinugot sa Langit'' (1985). He was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001. Biography Born in Manila on 30 September 1938, Bernal was the son of Elena Bernal and Pacifico Ledesma. He studied at Burgos Elementary School, Mapa High School and at the University of the Philippines where he finished his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1959. After graduation he worked with Lamberto Avellana's documentary outfit before proceeding to France where he earned his Licentiate in French Literature and Philosophy at the University of Aix-en-Provence. He received his Diploma in Film Directing in 1970 at the Film Institute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila By Night
''Manila by Night'', also known as ''City After Dark'', is a controversial 1980 Filipino film directed by Ishmael Bernal and starring Gina Alajar and Charito Solis. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city – unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction and lack of decent housing. Considered one of Bernal's masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world. Synopsis The film's events take place in the course of several nights, involving various protagonists and the city itself. Cast Production Lily Monteverde of Regal Films approached Ishmael Bernal Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino film ... to dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN News And Current Affairs
ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs, known on-air as ABS-CBN News (formerly known as ''ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs'' and later ''ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs''), is the news and current affairs production and distribution division of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is responsible for the daily news and information gathering and syndication of its news programs. The division is the Philippines largest news gathering and broadcast organisation and broadcasts on cable television, as well as online news through news.abs-cbn.com, which is the top news website in the country, as of November 2021. They are also the largest Filipino news organization internationally. It also maintains different foreign news bureaus and offices through ABS-CBN International, such as in North America, primarily in the United States and Canada; Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and the Netherlands; Australia; Middle East, primarily in United Arab Emirates; different parts of Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History With the idea of professional journalists using social media and crowd sourcing for news distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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