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Gem Castillo
Benilda Ruello Retuerto-Amante (born November 9), better known by her stage name Gem Castillo, is a Filipino politician, businesswoman and former actress. She began her acting career in the early 1990s when she starred in movies. A prized find of Kuya Germs, she was a talent at the defunct but long-running That's Entertainment (Philippine TV program). Early life and education Gem Castillo is a native of San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines, and provides entertainment to people there. Career Castillo was discovered by film executives and starred in movies produced by companies. She became more popular when she frequently appeared in That's Entertainment (Philippine TV program), conversing with host German Moreno. She would later sing regularly in the program and make an album under Ivory Music and Video, formerly Ivory Records Corporation. Filmography Film TV series/variety show Political career Castillo is running for vice-governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-govern ...
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Tagum
Tagum, officially the City of Tagum (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 296,202, making it the most populous Cities of the Philippines, component city in Mindanao and in Davao del Norte, as well as the second most populous in Davao Region after Davao City. It is one of the topmost livable cities in the Philippines, and was one of the finalists in the most child-friendly city in the Philippines – component category along with Laoag, and Talisay, Cebu. In the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), the city of Tagum ranked third on the overall competitive component cities in the Philippines, fourth on infrastructure, second in resiliency, thirteenth on economic dynamism and first on government efficiency. Etymology There is no official record as to the origin and meaning of the name Tagum, but in Visayan language ...
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Ivory Music And Video
Ivory Music and Video, Inc. (formerly Ivory Records Corporation) is a Philippine record label owned by Viva Music Group, a subsidiary of Viva Communications. The label works with OPM veteran artists and bands/groups such as the Company, Side A, Wolfgang, MYMP, Roselle Nava and April Boy Regino, as well as contemporary artists like Maja Salvador and Silent Sanctuary. Ivory Music and Video also released video karaoke VCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines. The label handled the catalog for Sony Music Entertainment in the Philippines from July 2011 until February 2018. History Tony Ocampo set up Ivory Music and Video (as Ivory Records at that time) on August 11, 1983. The name came from the fact that he and his siblings were encouraged by their parents to play the piano. Ivory started operations by licensing products for Victor Musical Industries and Enigma Records. Not long after, they started to shift its focus to homegrown music by signing up Asin, Ketama, ...
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Actresses From Laguna (province)
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wo ...
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Filipino Female Models
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GMA Network (company) People
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network Inc.. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter facilities, Tower of Power, are located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City, with regional stations and offices strategically located in over twelve major cities across the country including Dagupan, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu and Davao. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its now-defunct Sunday noontime variety show, ''SOP''. The original meaning of the GMA acronym was Greater Manila Area, referring to the init ...
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ABS-CBN People
ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since evolved into a multiplatform content producer and distributor following the expiration and non-renewal of its broadcast franchise in 2020. The company now syndicates its programming across various platforms, including partner networks, cable channels, streaming services, and digital platforms. ABS-CBN is headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with its main operations based in the ELJ Communications Center, which houses its corporate offices and production studios. In February 2025, the company sold a portion of its Quezon City property, including the decommissioned Millennium Transmitter site, to Ayala Land for mixed-use redevelopment. ABS-CBN retained ownership of the ELJ building, which continues to serve as ...
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Filipino Television Actresses
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Filipino Film Actresses
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2025 Laguna Local Elections
Local elections were held in Laguna (province), Laguna on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Voters will elect candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town council, as well as members of the Laguna Provincial Board, Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice governor, governor, and representatives for the Legislative districts of Laguna, four districts of Laguna, and the lone districts of Biñan's at-large congressional district, Biñan, Calamba's at-large congressional district, Calamba, and Santa Rosa's at-large congressional district, Santa Rosa. Gubernatorial election The incumbent governor is Ramil Hernandez, who was reelected for a third consecutive term in 2022 Laguna local elections, 2022, defeating his main challenger Representative Sol Aragones with 57.60% of the vote. Hernandez is barred from seeking reelection due to term limits. Candidates for the gubernatorial election include Sol Aragones, incumbent Vice Governor Ka ...
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