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Mike Enriquez
Miguel "Mike" Castro Enriquez (September 29, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. He started his career as a radio broadcaster in 1969, and after signing with GMA Network in 1995, he became an anchor for ''Saksi'', ''GMA Network News'' and ''24 Oras''. He was also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional and radio subsidiary, RGMA Network Inc., and the Station Manager of Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM. Enriquez was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the Philippines and a "pillar" of the Philippine broadcasting industry. Early life Miguel Castro Enriquez, the first of three siblings, was born on September 29, 1951, in Santa Ana, Manila. He used the term "destructive to a certain extent" to describe his curiosity-filled, active childhood. Enriquez initially wanted to become a priest, which was rejected by his parents. Enriquez finished his elementary and high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ana, Manila
Santa Ana is a district in the Manila, City of Manila, Philippines. It is located on the city's southeast, bordering the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati in the east, the city districts of Paco, Manila, Paco and Pandacan, Manila, Pandacan in the west, and Santa Mesa, Manila, Santa Mesa in the north. It is part of the Manila's 6th congressional district, 6th congressional district of Manila, with thirty-five barangays. Based on the 2020 national census, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the district had a population of 203,598. Etymology When the Catholic missionaries asked the natives the name of the area, they pointed to the banks of the Pasig River. The locals responded with "sapa" or the Tagalog language, Tagalog word for marshes, thinking they were referring to the terrain instead of the place name. The Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan missionaries henceforth dedicated the district to Saint Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and called it ''Santa An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DWKC-FM
DWKC (93.9 FM broadcasting, FM), broadcasting as 93.9 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter is located at the RMN Broadcast Center, Unit 807, 8th Floor, Atlanta Centre, Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. As of Q4 2022, 93.9 iFM is the 5th most-listened to FM radio station in Metro Manila, based on a survey commissioned by Kantar Media Philippines and Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. History 1975-1985: DZHP The station was established in 1975 as the second RMN FM station. 1985–1999: WKC It was rebranded as ''93.9 WKC'' on May 16, 1985, a C-D-E market radio station with famous taglines including ''"We are family"''. It was managed by Mike Enriquez, at that time known as ''"Baby Michael"'', along with former DWBL-AM, WBL Disc jockey, DJs Hillbilly Willy, Rudolf Rivera, Ray "The Count" Mambo, Super Mitch. Enriquez left in 1995 for GMA Network to prepare for its election coverage. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the third into the Pentagon (headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field during a passenger revolt. The attacks killed 2,977 people, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in history. In response to the attacks, the United States waged the global war on terror over multiple decades to eliminate hostile groups deemed terrorist organizations, as well as the foreign governments purported to support them. Ringleader Mohamed Atta flew American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second EDSA Revolution
The Second EDSA Revolution (), also known as the Second People Power Revolution, EDSA 2001, or EDSA II (pronounced ''EDSA Two'' or ''EDSA Dos'', the Spanish word for "two"), was a political protest from January 17–20, 2001 which peacefully overthrew the government of Joseph Estrada, the thirteenth president of the Philippines. Following allegations of corruption against Estrada and his subsequent investigation by Congress, impeachment proceedings against the president were opened on January 16. The decision by several senators not to examine a letter which would purportedly prove Estrada's guilt sparked large protests at the EDSA Shrine in Metro Manila, and calls for Estrada's resignation intensified in the following days, with the Armed Forces withdrawing their support for the president on January 19. On January 20 Estrada left office without formally resigning and fled Malacañang Palace with his family. He was succeeded by Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Tiangco
Carmela "Mel" Corro Tiangco (; born August 10, 1955) is a Filipino television newscaster and television host. She is one of the news pillars of GMA Integrated News, GMA Public Affairs and a multi-awarded news anchor. Biography Carmela Corro Tiangco was born on August 10, 1955, in Bataan to Arsenio Tiangco Sr. and Florencia Corro. Media career After graduating from De La Salle University, she became one of the leading presenters in Philippine television journal programs. Tiangco's media career began in the last years of the Marcos presidency. She began in broadcasting when she was hired by government-owned MBS-4 as a newscaster after being discovered in an audition in RPN-9 by its network's news director Edwin Fargas. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, the former did not renew the workers' contracts. Meanwhile, she began in radio through DZXL of Radio Mindanao Network. She joined ABS-CBN Corporation for a decade since 1986 — at that time, the netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbestigador
() is a Philippine television investigative docudrama show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Mike Enriquez, it premiered on August 2, 2000 on the network's evening line up. The show concluded on September 9, 2023. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Overview The show premiered on August 2, 2000. It began with very casual crime scene reports, which continues to be the usual focus. Various crimes were featured, including kidnapping, slavery, child abuse, and various drug-related crimes. The team was equipped with hidden cameras for doing entrapment operations with the help of the Philippine National Police, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Optical Media Board, the Bureau of Customs, the Bureau of Immigration, the Commission on Human Rights, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. From crime reports, the show expanded into an all-around investigative show. It f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saksi Sa Dobol B
''Saksi sa Dobol B'' () is a Philippine news broadcasting show by DZBB-AM. Originally hosted by Mike Enriquez, it premiered on February 7, 2000. It is also one of the radio programs of DZBB simulcast on GTV through the program block ''Dobol B TV'' and its online livestreaming on YouTube. It is also streaming online on DZBB's Facebook page. Joel Reyes Zobel and Rowena Salvacion currently serve as the hosts. Background The program premiered on February 7, 2000 as a spin-off of ''Saksi'', a television newscast that Enriquez also anchored at the time. It replaced '' Tapatan with Jay Sonza'' after its host Jay Sonza transferred to DZRH. This also marked Enriquez's return to radio. The program during 7:00 am to 8:00 am timeslot, was on the break as it was occupied by the newscast, ''Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide''. On February 28, 2011, the program began its simulcast on GMA News TV along with ''Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide'' under the ''Dobol B sa News TV'' block upon the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taglish
Taglish or Englog is code-switching and/or code-mixing in the use of Tagalog and English, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words ''Taglish'' and ''Englog'' are portmanteaus of the words ''Tagalog'' and ''English''. The earliest use of the word ''Taglish'' dates back to 1973, while the less common form ''Tanglish'' is recorded from 1999. Taglish is widely used in the Philippines, but is also used by Filipinos in overseas communities. It also has several variants, including Coño English, Jejemon and Swardspeak. Description Taglish is very widespread in the Philippines and has become the de facto lingua franca among the urbanized and/or educated middle class. It is largely considered the "normal acceptable conversation style of speaking and writing" in informal settings. It is so widespread that a non-native speaker can be identified easily because they predominantly speak Tagalog, whereas a native speaker would switch freely with English. According to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Morales
Victoria "Vicky" Torres Morales-Reyno (; born July 10, 1969) is a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. She is a co-anchor of GMA Network's early evening newscast ''24 Oras'' since 2014, and the host of the Saturday afternoon documentary-drama show ''Wish Ko Lang!'' since 2004. For hosting ''Wish Ko Lang!'', she got the "Best Public Service Program Host" award during the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television, 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2015 given by the Philippine Movie Press Club. She previously anchored ''Saksi'', the late news program of GMA Network, from 1999 to 2014. In GTV (Philippine TV network), GTV, she hosts a magazine news program entitled ''Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales'', which was started in 2011 when GTV was previously known as GMA News TV. Aside from receiving an award from PMPC, she received different accolades from other local awards including Catholic Mass Media Awards, University of the Philippines, UP Gandingan, University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Headline Balita
GMA may refer to: Broadcasting * GMA Network, a Philippine television channel ** GMA Network (company) * GMA TV, a fake news website in the Philippines * ''Good Morning America'', a morning show on ABC * ''Good Morning Australia'' (1981 TV program) * ''Good Morning Australia'' (1992 TV program) Music * GMA Music, a Philippine record label * Genie Music Awards, in South Korea * Golden Melody Awards, in Taiwan * Gospel Music Association Places * Greater Manila Area, Philippines * General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, Philippines Other uses * Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born 1947), Filipina politician and former President of the Philippines * German Association for Medical Education (''Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung'', GMA) * Glasgow Mid Argyll, a shinty club in Scotland * Glycidyl methacrylate, an ester * Grocery Manufacturers Association * Gordon Murray Automotive, a British car manufacturer * Intel GMA, a series of integrated graphics processors * GEMS Modern Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Davila
Kristin Karen Lising Davila–Sta. Ana (; born November 21, 1970), is a Filipino broadcast journalist. She has been the anchor or host of multiple programs under ABS-CBN's News and Current Affairs division, including '' Bandila'', '' My Puhunan: Kaya Mo!'', and '' TV Patrol''. Early life Davila went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati, where she was batchmates with Kris Aquino and Pinky Webb. She took a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Mass Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. Achievements As a professional journalist, Davila has received awards internationally, including an award from the New York Festival and the Ten Outstanding Young Men Awards for Broadcast Journalism in 2008. She has more than 20 awards in the professional journalism field from both local and international organizations. She was also recognized by the Philippine Senate as one of the Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS). ''Esquire' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
