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Eddie Garcia
Eduardo "Eddie" Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 21, 2019), colloquially known as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the greatest Filipino actor of all time, Garcia appeared in nearly 700 film and television roles throughout his career in over six decades; held the distinction as the highest number of appearances in Philippine cinema and television. Garcia is the only individual to have been inducted in three categories in the FAMAS Hall of Fame: for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director. He is also the only Filipino to have received the Asian Film Award for Best Actor. Garcia's best-regarded appearances include '' Beast of the Yellow Night'' (1971), ''The Woman Hunt'' (1972), '' Deathrow'' (2000), '' The Debut'' (2001), '' Abakada... Ina'' (2001), '' Bwakaw'' (2012), and '' Rainbow's Sunset'' (2018), the latter of which is his last film appearance. Later in his career, Garcia starred in television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juban, Sorsogon
Juban, officially the Municipality of Juban, is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,297 people. Juban is from Sorsogon City and from Manila. Geography Barangays Juban is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar .... * Añog * Aroroy * Bacolod * Binanuahan * Biriran * Buraburan * Calateo * Calmayon * Caruhayon * Catanagan * Catanusan * Cogon * Embarcadero * Guruyan * Lajong * Maalo * North Poblacion * South Poblacion * Puting Sapa * Rangas * Sablayan * Sipaya * Taboc * Tinago * Tughan Climate Demographics Economy Notable personalities * Mario Guariña – Filipino senator from 1916 to 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAMAS Award For Best Director
The FAMAS Award for Best Director is one of the major FAMAS Awards, given to the film director who has shown great artistic instincts, choices and excellence in assembling his or her motion picture. The FAMAS Best Director is chosen from the Filipino films shown in the previous calendar year that were screened by the FAMAS. As of the 55th FAMAS Awards, four women have picked up the award, namely Fely Crisostomo, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Laurice Guillen and Lupita Aquino (Kashiwahara); and twenty-six men. Winners and nominees The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees especially during the early years of FAMAS Awards. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives External links FAMAS References {{Philippine film awards Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naga, Camarines Sur
Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol language, Central Bikol: ''Siyudad nin Naga''; Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Siyudad ka Naga''; ; ), or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is an Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Naga has a population of 209,170 people. It is the most populous city in Camarines Sur and the second most populous city in the Bicol Region, following Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi in Albay and the smallest city in Bicol Region in terms of land area. The town was established in 1575 by order of Spanish Empire, Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, Governor-General Francisco de Sande. The city, then Nueva Cáceres (New Cáceres, Spain, Cáceres), was one of the Spanish royal cities in the Spanish East Indies, along with Manila, Cebu City, and Iloilo City, historically to be the third oldest. Geographically and statistically classified, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philippine Star
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. Its sister publications include business newspaper '' BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet '' The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids '' Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Philstar.com, PhilstarLife.com, Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Wheels.PH, PropertyReport.PH, Multiverse.PH and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 2014, the newspaper was acquired by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a media conglomerate subsidized by the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, after the company purchased a majority stake in Philst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorsogon
Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon ( Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Sorsogon''; Waray: ''Probinsya han Sorsogon''; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in the island of Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities (towns) and one city. Its capital (and largest city) is Sorsogon City (formerly the towns of ''Sorsogon'' and ''Bacon'') and borders the province of Albay to the north. Sorsogon is at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and faces the island of Samar to the southeast across the San Bernardino Strait and Ticao Island to the southwest. ''Sorsoganons'' is how the people of Sorsogon call themselves. History Spanish colonial era In 1570 two Augustinian friars, Alonzon Jiménez and Juan Orta, accompanied by a certain captain, Enrique de Guzmán, reached ''Hibalong'', a small fishing village near the mouth of Ginangra River, and planted the cross and erected the first chapel in Luzon. It was from this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano
''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (international title: ''Brothers''; ) is a Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. The series is based on the 1996 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Avel E. Sunpongco and Toto Natividad, it stars Coco Martin in the title role. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from September 28, 2015 to August 12, 2022. It is the longest running drama series of ABS-CBN. Series overview ''Ang Probinsyano'' has five narrative arcs or "books" over 9 seasons. The Syndicate Arc ran from 2015 through 2017 spanning the first and second seasons. It focused on the cases Cardo encountered as a member of the CIDG. The Rebellion and Terrorism Arc contains the third and fourth seasons of the series and focused on Cardo's encounters with the "''Pulang Araw''" () as a member of the Special Action Force and undercover under the ''nom de guerre'' "''Agil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Nanay
''Little'' ( / international title: ''Little Mommy'') is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ricky Davao, it stars Kris Bernal and Chlaui Malayao in the title role. It premiered on November 16, 2015 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on March 23, 2016 with a total of 93 episodes. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Premise Miguel's daughter becomes estranged after living with Rey Batongbuhay to whom she conceived a daughter, Tinay who has a special condition. Despite the challenges brought about by her condition, she finds love and care through her grandparents, half-brothers and childhood friend Archie, who she develops an attachment which she mistakes for love. Tinay later gets impregnated by Archie leading to their marriage and raising their daughter Chiechie. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Kris Bernal as Celestina "Tinay" V. Batongbuhay-San Pedro * Chlaui Malayao as Chiechie B. San Pedro ;Suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow's Sunset
''Rainbow's Sunset'' is a 2018 Philippine Romantic drama (film and television), romantic drama film directed by Joel Lamangan from a story and screenplay written by Eric Ramos, with Lamangan and Ferdinand Dizon Lapuz co-writing the former. Starring Eddie Garcia, Tony Mabesa, and Gloria Romero (actress), Gloria Romero, the film revolves around an 84-year-old man who came out as gay to his family and decided to take care of a man he loved. Supporting cast includes Tirso Cruz III, Aiko Melendez, and Sunshine Dizon while Max Collins, Shido Roxas, and Ross Pesigan play the younger versions of the lead stars' characters. It was also the last movie of Eddie Garcia and Gloria Romero in their lifetime before they died in June 2019 and January 2025, respectively. Produced by Heaven's Best Entertainment and EG Productions and distributed by Solar Entertainment Corporation, Solar Pictures, the film was theatrically released on December 25, 2018, as one of the official entries for the 2018 Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bwakaw
''Bwakaw'' is a 2012 Philippine comedy-drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Jun Lana. Eddie Garcia stars as a lonely gay man in his seventies who cares for a stray dog he named ''Bwakaw'', played by Princess the Dog. Supporting cast includes Rez Cortez, Bibeth Orteza, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Soliman Cruz, Soxie Topacio, Allan Paule, and Gardo Versoza. A co-production of Cinemalaya, Octobertrain Films, and APT Entertainment and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was first screened in the Philippines on July 21, 2012, as one of the official entries for the Director's Showcase category at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. ''Bwakaw'' was later screened in various international film festivals including at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan, where it won "Special Mention" award. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Plot Rene is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abakada
The Abakada alphabet was an "indigenized" Latin script, Latin alphabet adopted for the Tagalog language, Tagalog-based ''Wikang Pambansa'' (now Filipino language, Filipino) in 1939. The alphabet, which contains 20 Letter (alphabet), letters, was introduced in the grammar book developed by Lope K. Santos for the newly designated national language based on Tagalog. It was officially adopted by the then Commission on the Filipino Language, Institute of National Language () and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (). The alphabet has since been superseded by the adoption of the Filipino alphabet (with an additional eight letters and repositioning of the letter K) in 1987. Letters The collation of letters in the Abakada alphabet closely follows that of other Latin-script alphabet, Latin alphabets, besides the digraph ''Ng'' being inserted after ''N''. When enumerating each consonant, it is always pronounced with an ⟨-a⟩ suffix (i.e., "ba", "ka", etc.). This is also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Debut (2001 Film)
''The Debut'' is a 2000 Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Gene Cajayon in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut. Incorporated themes of Culture of the Philippines, Philippine culture, struggling with heritage identity and racism, the title of the film refers to the Philippine debut, traditional coming-of-age ceremony accompanying a young woman’s 18th birthday. A co-production of United States and Philippines, ''The Debut'' is the first film for an independent Hollywood film production (also known as Indiewood) to be written or directed by a Filipino Americans, Filipino-American and to take place or depicted within the Filipino-American community, and the first film to be produced with a Filipino film production GMA Pictures, GMA Films. The film grossed $1.745 million in limited theatrical release in the United States. Synopsis Ben Mercado is a talented high school senior who enrolls in a prestigious arts i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathrow (film)
''Deathrow'' is a 2000 Philippine crime film co-written and directed by Joel Lamangan. The film stars Cogie Domingo and Eddie Garcia. This is GMA Films' last feature film before entering a 4-year hiatus. It was one of the entries in the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival, where it won Best Actor, Best Production Design and Best Film Editing, among others. Plot 16-year-old Sonny Corpus, born and raised in the slums of Manila, frequently hangs out with his friends Celso, Jimmy, and Rodel, who also pressure Sonny to spend more time with them. Unbeknownst to Sonny, his friends plan to rob a house one night. During the robbery, Celso accidentally fires at the owner of the house, killing her. Police arrive at the scene and Jimmy and Rodel are killed, prompting Sonny to freeze and Celso to run. The police find Sonny at the scene and arrest him. Sonny is detained and cross-examined, and his lawyer points out that his client is still a minor. However, he fails to show ample evidence. Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
