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Nestlé Milo
Milo ( ; stylised as MILO) is a chocolate-flavoured malted powder product produced by Nestlé, typically mixed with milk, hot water, or both, to produce a beverage. It was originally developed in Australia by Thomas Mayne (1901–1995) in 1934. Most commonly sold as a powder in a green can, often depicting various sporting activities like badminton or football, Milo is available as a premixed beverage in some countries and has been subsequently developed into Milo (chocolate bar), breakfast cereal and protein granola. Its composition and taste differ from country to country. Milo maintains significant popularity in a diverse range of countries throughout the world, particularly in Australasia, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. History In 1934, Australian industrial chemist and inventor Thomas Mayne, who was working at Nestlé, developed "Milo" and launched it at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Mayne came up with his formula for Milo combining malt extract (made from malted b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods. Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocessed, they taste intensely bitter. In making chocolate, these seeds Cocoa bean fermentation, are usually fermented to develop the flavor. They are then dried, cleaned, and roasted. The shell is removed to reveal nibs, which are ground to chocolate liquor: unadulterated chocolate in rough form. The liquor can be processed to separate its two components, cocoa solids and cocoa butter, or shaped and sold as unsweetened baking chocolate. By adding sugar, sweetened chocolates are produced, which can be sold simply as dark chocolate (a.k.a., plain chocolate), or, with the addition of milk, can be made into milk chocolate. Making milk chocolate with cocoa butter and without cocoa solids produces white chocolate. In some chocolates, other ingredients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirdy Ravena
Ferdinand "Thirdy" Crisologo Ravena III (born December 17, 1996) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League. Ravena played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP. He plays the shooting guard position and is listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) Early life Ravena was born on December 17, 1996, in Iloilo City, Philippines. He is the son of Bong Ravena, who played for the UE Red Warriors and was the 1992 PBA Rookie of the year and Mozzy Crisologo-Ravena, a retired volleyball player who used to play for the UST Golden Tigresses and the Philippines women's national volleyball team. He is also the younger brother of Kiefer Ravena, who is currently playing for the Shiga Lakestars, also in Japan's B.League, and the older brother of Dani Ravena, who played for the Ateneo Lady Eagles. and in the Premier Volleyball League. Collegiate career UAAP Season 77 (2014) Ravena's rookie season was in 2014 alongside his brother Kiefer Ravena. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Reid (actor)
Robert James Reid (born 11 May 1993) is a Filipino actor and singer. List of awards and nominations received by James Reid, His accolades include an MTV Europe Music Award and a nomination for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award. Reid began his professional acting career in the early 2010s after being named the Big Winner of ''Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010''. He came into prominence for his leading role in the film ''Diary ng Panget: The Movie, Diary ng Panget'' (2014). Reid has since starred in Filipino movies such as ''Talk Back and You're Dead'' (2014), ''Para sa Hopeless Romantic'' (2015), ''This Time (film), This Time'' (2016) and ''Never Not Love You'' (2018). He also starred in the Philippine TV series ''Good Vibes (Philippine TV series), Good Vibes'' (2011), ''On the Wings of Love (TV series), On the Wings of Love'' (2015–16), and ''Till I Met You (TV series), Till I Met You'' (2016–17). Reid is popularly referred to as the country's “Multimedia Prince” by mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karylle
Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari-Yuzon (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as Karylle, is a Filipino singer and actress. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include four Awit Awards, an Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Award, two MTV Pilipinas Music Award, a New York Festivals, New York Festivals International TV and Film Award, and a PMPC Star Awards for Television, Star Award for Television, including nominations from Monte-Carlo Television Festival, Monte Carlo Festival, Aliw Awards and Film awards in the Philippines, Golden Screen Awards. Born and raised in Manila, Manila, Philippines, Karylle first ventured into theater musical in 2000 and played several supporting roles in film and television. She rose to stardom after playing Sanggre Alena in the drama fantasy series ''Encantadia'' (2005). She reprised her role in the succeeding sequels and crossover such as ''Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia, Ether ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (; born February 14, 1971) is a Filipino retired television presenter, actress, talent manager and film producer. She notably appeared as Princess Intan in the acclaimed '' Crazy Rich Asians'' and is a recipient of 42 PMPC Star Awards for Television, 10 Golden Screen Awards and a FAMAS Award. Dubbed as Philippine's "Queen of All Media", Aquino has hosted numerous talk shows and game shows starred in several films and television series, and currently making waves in the social media platform. She is the youngest daughter of the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and the late President Corazon Aquino, who served as the 11th President of the Philippines. Her late brother Benigno Aquino III served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 until 2016. Her debut film appearance was in '' Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo'' and was also known for her roles in horror films ''Feng Shui'' and '' Sukob'', which was the highest-grossing Filipino film o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EJ Obiena
Ernest John Uy Obiena (born November 17, 1995) is a Filipino pole vaulter. He is ranked world No. 4 in men's pole vault by the World Athletics Rankings as of February 11, 2025. Obiena currently holds the Asian record with his clearance of 6.00 meters at the 2023 World Athletics Championships where he won the silver medal. He also holds the Philippine national record with a clearance of 5.93 meters at the Golden Rooftop Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria on September 11, 2021. Obiena is the current champion and record holder (5.90 m) of the Asian Games. He is also the two-time defending champion and current record holder (5.91 m) in the Asian Athletics Championships and three-time defending champion and current record holder (5.65 m) in the SEA Games. He also won the gold medal in the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy and has competed in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Obiena is the first Filipino to receive a scholarship from the International Athletic Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Yulo
Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo (born February 16, 2000) is a Filipino artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Olympic gold medalist at the Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's floor, floor exercise and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's vault, vault events. He is the first Filipino and the first male Southeast Asian gymnast to medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships with his floor exercise bronze medal finish in 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2018, as well as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to achieve a gold medal finish for the same criteria in 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2019 at the same event. With multiple medals on the international stage, Yulo is the second person to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines, the first person to win multiple Olympic gold medals for the country, and the first Southeast Asian athlete to win multiple gold medals at the Olympic Games. Yulo is a two-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidilyn Diaz
Hidilyn Francisco Diaz-Naranjo (; born February 20, 1991) is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman. She holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In her early weightlifting years, she was a bronze medalist in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place at the 2006 Asian Games in the 53-kilogram class. While she was a student and representing Universidad de Zamboanga, she won two golds and one silver in the Asian Youth/Junior Weightlifting Championship held in Jeonju, South Korea.Hidilyn Diaz nbcolympics.com She competed in the , where sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Joy Tabal
Mary Joy "MJ" Reyes Tabal-Jimenez OLY (born July 13, 1989) is a Filipino marathon runner. She is the first female Filipino marathon runner to qualify for the Olympics, which she has done by running a time of 2:43:29 in the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon in 2016. She placed 124th at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Tabal, a veteran of local and international marathons, made her official debut at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam and has won a silver medal in the women's marathon competition in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, and a gold medal in the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and won the women's division title in the National Milo Marathon Finals for six straight years, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. She was recognized as the 2016 Athlete of the Year by the Sportswriters Association of Cebu. Tabal and fellow marathon runner Rafael Poliquit Jr. represented the Philippines in the 2016 Boston Marathon in April 2016. She finished 20th overall in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Lopez
Pauline Louise Lopez (born 17 August 1996) is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games and a bronze medalist at the Asian Games. Early Life Lopez was born on August 17, 1996 in Los Angeles, California. She began practicing taekwondo at age seven, as her father Efren Lopez Sr. was part of the national team of the martial art back in the late ’80s. She was inspired to take up the sport after being told she couldn't because she was a girl. Her father initially opposed her taekwondo participation due to gender stereotypes and the physical nature of the sport. Lopez's talent caught her father’s notice after her initial two years in the sport. He pushed his daughter until she made the national team in the Philippines in 2010. At age 13, Lopez moved to the Philippines from California to pursue her taekwondo dreams, making the sacrifice of being away from her family. From the age of 14, her grandmother played a key role in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Lim
Jamie Christine Berberabe Lim (born May 13, 1997) is a Filipino karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite +61kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. In June 2021, Lim competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In December 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Lim won two bronze medals at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2023, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. She also competed in the women's 61kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Biography Lim's father is former PBA Hall of Famer Samboy Lim, while her mother is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Valdez
Alyssa Caymo Valdez (; born June 29, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers. She was a member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of Ateneo de Manila University in both indoor and beach volleyball. She was most outstanding as an indoor volleyball player where she brought multiple championship titles and a lot of honor for the university. She is a current member of the Philippines national team. Her global recognition paved the way for her to play in other countries like Thailand for 3BB Nakornnont and Taiwan for Attack Line Volleyball Club. Early life Valdez was raised in San Juan, Batangas, to parents Ruel, who works in an automobile company, and Pablita, a public school teacher. She is the only daughter among four children. She learned how to play volleyball by playing with her two older brothers when she was in elementary school at the age of 12. Career Having developed her volleyball skills, she was chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
