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Kuya Germs
German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early life German Molina Moreno was born to Jose Moreno y Calvo (Pepe), a Spanish Filipino mestizo, and Aurora Molina, a Filipina. He had one sister, Pilar Moreno Nite. His father died after an incident involving an American soldier. Moreno first worked for an aunt's taxi company and also sold ''bibingka'', peanuts, and cigarettes. He also became a jeepney barker. Career Early career Moreno became involved in the entertainment industry working as a janitor and ''telonero'' (curtain raiser) of Clover Theater in 1957. His first break was a role as Jesus Christ for the Manila Grand Opera House. He later went on to pursue a career as a comedian of the bodabil stage and the post-war screen. Later career In 1963, Moreno took his comedy act to Sampag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz, Manila
Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the Manila, City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth. It is bordered by the districts of Tondo, Manila, Tondo, Binondo, Manila, Binondo, Quiapo, Manila, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, Manila, Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace Park and Barrio San José in Caloocan, and the district of La Loma in Quezon City. The district belongs to the Manila's 3rd congressional district, 3rd congressional district of Manila. History Spanish colonial era Prior to the arrival of the Spain, Spanish conquistadors to the Philippine archipelago in 1521, the district of Santa Cruz was partly Marsh, marshland, patches of greenery, orchards, and Paddy field, ricefields. A Spanish expedition in 1581 claimed the territory and awarded it to the Society of Jesus. The Jesuits then built the first Catholic church in the area, where the present Santa Cruz Church (Manila), Santa Cruz Church stands on June 20, 1619. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Oras
(pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line up. Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil currently serve as the anchors. Overview GMA Network's chairman Felipe Gozon came up with an idea of creating a news broadcasting show for the network by merging news shows '' Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco'' and '' Saksi''. ''24 Oras'' premiered on March 15, 2004, broadcasting from Studio 2 of GMA Network Center, replacing ''Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco''. Newscasters Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez served as anchors, while actress-host Pia Guanio served as the anchor for the segment ''Showbiz Time'' (later ''Chika Minute''). On November 10, 2014, newscaster Vicky Morales joined the show. On May 29, 2015, Guanio left the program and was replaced by actress-host Iya Villania on June 15. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walang Tulugan With The Master Showman
''with the Master Showman'' (; formerly known as ''Master Showman Presents'') is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by German Moreno, along with John Nite, Shermaine Santiago, Jackie Lou Blanco and Shirley Fuentes, it premiered on February 8, 1997, on the network's Saturday evening line up. The show concluded on February 13, 2016, with a total of 977 episodes. Known for its tagline "Walang Tulugan!", it is the longest running late night variety television show in the Philippines. Overview The show was originally titled ''Master Showman Presents''. It premiered as a late-night variety talk show similar to '' GMA Supershow'' in the late 1970s. ''Master Showman'' was German Moreno's trademark moniker during his reign as one of television's top hosts in the early 1980s and 1990s, due to his hosting roles in variety shows such as ''GMA Supershow'' and '' That's Entertainment''. When GMA Network decided to make a title out of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Entertainment (Philippine TV Program)
''That's Entertainment'' is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by German Moreno and Ike Lozada, it premiered on January 6, 1986. The show concluded on May 3, 1996 with a total of 3,200 episodes. Overview The show was created by German Moreno who initially wanted teenaged celebrity siblings to star in the show and name it as ''Brothers and Sisters''. After watching the American film ''That's Entertainment!'', Moreno decided to change the title of the show. Premiering on January 6, 1986 on GMA Network, the show featured sixteen teenagers (divided into 4 from Monday to Thursday and gathered all together on Friday). The show later joined the network's Saturday afternoon line up. The show first aired from the GMA building in EDSA and eventually moved to GMA Broadway Centrum in 1987 to accommodate a wider studio audience. The cast was separated into five groups; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. During the Saturday bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Supershow
''GMA Supershow'', formerly titled as ''Germside'' and ''Germspesyal'', is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. The show was the longest-running Sunday noontime variety show on Philippine television at the time of its run. Hosted by German Moreno, it premiered on May 7, 1978. The show concluded on January 26, 1997 with a total of 978 episodes. Cast * German Moreno * Sharon Cuneta * Jackie Lou Blanco * Bing Loyzaga * Lani Mercado * Zsa Zsa Padilla * Gretchen Barretto * Dawn Zulueta * Princess Punzalan * Maricel Laxa * Mariz * Jean Garcia * Sharmaine Arnaiz * Rachel Alejandro * Manilyn Reynes * Princess Revilla * Rachel Anne Wolfe * Jam Morales * Raymond Lauchengco * Richard Reynoso * Ilac Diaz * Chad Borja * John Nite * The Rainmakers * Sunshine Cruz * Sheryl Cruz * Ike Lozada * Karina Ramos * Cristina Gonzales * Kris Aquino * Ana Gonzales * Mutya Crisostomo * Alicia Mayer * Caloy Garcia * Arlene Muhlach * Ogie Alcasid * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DZBB-AM
DZBB (pronounced DZ-double-B; 594 AM) Super Radyo () is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. It serves as the flagship station of the Super Radyo network and one of the assets of GMA Radio and GMA Integrated News. The station's studio is located at the 3rd floor of GMA Network Studio Annex, GMA Network Drive corner Samar Street, Diliman, Quezon City, while its transmitter is located along Camia St., Brgy. Panghulo, Obando, Bulacan. Cable company Spectrum broadcasts the audio of DZBB along with that of DWLS to the United States as part of its "Filipino Channels" package Super Radyo DZBB is the #1 AM radio station in Metro Manila, according to the Nielsen Radio Audience Measurement survey conducted in January 2025, and the KBP-Kantar Media Radio Audience Measurement Survey for 1st Quarter of 2025. History 1950–1989: Dobol B DZBB marked its inaugural broadcast, as the station's static-marred signal was wafted on the air for the first time on March 1, 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Vela
Helen Vela Hernandez (formerly Punzalan; October 31, 1946 – February 14, 1992) was a Filipino actress and radio/TV personality. Early life She was born on October 31, 1946, in Manila, Philippines. Career Vela started her career in broadcasting as a radio announcer. She appeared on GMA Network (later BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...) show, '' Lovingly Yours, Helen''. Followed by RPN shows are '' Heredero'' and '' Agila''. She was also a presenter at '' GMA Balita'', GMA's first early evening Filipino newscast. Personal life In 1967, Vela married broadcaster Orly Punzalan (1935–2005), with whom she had two children: Pastor Paolo Punzalan, senior pastor of Victory Fort Bonifacio, and Princess Punzalan, born Bernadette Vela Punzalan, a nurse and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DWRT-FM
DWRT (99.5 FM), broadcasting as 99.5 XFM, is a commercial radio station owned by Real Radio Network Inc. and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. under an airtime lease agreement. Its studio is located at Unit 906-B, Paragon Plaza Building, EDSA corner Reliance St., Mandaluyong, and its transmitter is located at Palos Verdes, Antipolo. History 1976–2006: The first 99.5 RT Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation was established in 1971 by Emilio Tuason after he acquired the AM radio franchise ( 980 kHz) of Transit Broadcasting Corporation, owned by the Vergara family. Under Trans-Radio, the AM station adopted the call sign DZTR-AM “Radyo Pilipino” (unrelated to the current AM radio network owned by the Radio Corporation of the Philippines). In 1976, Trans-Radio acquired an FM radio franchise, assigned to 99.5 MHz and took the call sign DWRT-FM. It began broadcasting on September 6, 1976, as "99.5 RT", as the first Top 40 station in the Philippines. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Lozada
Enrique Tagle Lozada (July 5, 1943 – March 8, 1995), also known as Kuya Ike or Iking, was a Filipino actor, comedian, and television host. Early life Lozada was born on July 7, 1943, in Iloilo City. He was 2nd of brood of 4, he is the son of the late Jose Lozada, Sr. He started acting at the age of 11 on the movie '' Mga Bituin ng Kinabukasan'' with the younger Susan Roces. Death He died on March 8, 1995, in Manila of a heart attack at the Quezon City Medical Center. He was 51. His remains were laid to rest at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque. Filmography Film *''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' (1958) *''Strangers in the Night'' (1966) *''Langit Pa Rin Kita'' (1967) *''Sons of the Lo' Waist Gang'' (1967) *''Bertang Palengke'' (1967) *''Shing-A-Ling-A-Loo, Pretty Girl'' (1967) *''Somebody Cares'' (1967) *''Way Out in the Country'' (1967) *''Top Ten'' (1967) *''Goin' to A-Go-Go'' (1967) *''Shake-a-Boom! (Naghalo ang Balat sa Tinalupan)'' (1967) *''Mash K' Pops'' (1967) *''Sitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nene Vera-Perez
Azucena "Nene" Honrado Vera-Perez was a Filipino film producer who was part of Sampaguita Pictures. Early life Azucena "Nene" Vera was born on May 22, 1917, in Camalig, Albay to José O. Vera and Dolores Vera. Vera attended the University of Santo Tomas prior to the onset of World War II and pursued a degree in chemistry. Career Her father José O. Vera would entrust Sampaguita Pictures to her husband Jose Roxas Perez in the 1950s. She would help her husband manage the production studio. Under her husband's watch the studio produced 300 films. In 1980, Vera would take over as Sampaguita's president after the death of her mother. The studio helped produced actresses such as Gloria Romero, Susan Roces, Amalia Fuentes, and Gina Pareño. Death Vera-Perez died on May 14, 2014, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City due to pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Roces
Jesusa Purificación Levy Sonora-Poe (July 28, 1941 – May 20, 2022), known professionally as Susan Roces (), was a Filipino actress. She was the wife of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe Jr. Roces was regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Movies" and starred in over 130 films and television programs. She won five FAMAS Awards, including two Best Actress wins. Luna Awards honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her long-standing career and contribution to Philippine cinema. In 2005, Roces was one of the first inductees on Eastwood City Walk of Fame. She played the character "Lola Flora" on the ABS-CBN television series '' FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' since the pilot episode in 2015. Months prior to her death in 2022, Roces was honored by The Philippine Post Office with a commemorative stamp. Early life and education Jesusa Purificación Levy Sonora was born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental on July 28, 1941. She was the daughter of Jesús Tonggoy Sonora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Romero (actress)
Gloria Anne Borrego Galla (December 16, 1933 – January 25, 2025), known professionally as Gloria Romero (), was an American-born Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema", she appeared in over Gloria Romero on screen and stage, 250 motion pictures and television productions in a range of genres throughout her career spanning nearly seven decades. She was the Philippines' highest paid movie actress of the 1950s and was one of the top box-office draws for nearly two decades, making her one of the major stars of the first Cinema of the Philippines, Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. Romero began appearing as a background actor at the age of 16. After a series of minor film roles, she launched a career with a secondary role in ''Madame X'' (1952) and won her first FAMAS Award, FAMAS FAMAS Award for Best Actress, Award for Best Actress for playing a wacky tobacco-smoking maiden in ''Ilocana Maiden, Dalagang Ilocana'' (1954). She continued to gain success for he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
