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RJ Ledesma
Rene "RJ" Aleta Ledesma, Jr. (born June 10, 1974) is a Filipino television host and businessman. He is also a former teenage actor known for appearing in Royal Tru commercials in the Philippines in the late 1980s. Early life and education RJ Ledesma was born on June 10, 1974. His father Rene Locsin Ledesma is a real estate businessman while his mother is Fortune Aleta, a former beauty queen, commercial model, and eye doctor. RJ is the eldest of three children. Ledesma studied at La Salle Green Hills in Mandaluyong for basic education, then at De La Salle University in Manila for college. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management in 1995. He later attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. Career Television and film Ledesma started his entertainment industry career as a commercial actor playing the role of Joey for commercials of Royal Tru which aired from 1988 to 1991. He auditioned for the role.Lino Brocka directed Ledesma's fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Tru
Royal Tru (often referred to simply as Royal) is a carbonation, carbonated fruit-flavored soft drink brand owned by The Coca-Cola Company that is exclusive to the Philippines. The brand was introduced in 1922 by the original San Miguel Corporation, San Miguel Brewery. After being acquired by Coca-Cola's Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Philippine unit in 2007, the brand has become the Philippine counterpart of Coca-Cola's Fanta brand. History The Royal brand was first introduced in 1922 by San Miguel Corporation, the original San Miguel Brewery as its first non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage. In 1927, San Miguel became the first international bottler of Coca-Cola. The Royal brand became best associated with its orange-flavored soft drink, Royal Tru-Orange. In 1981, San Miguel spun off its soft drink business (its Coca-Cola franchise and the manufacture of Royal beverages) to a new company known as Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), a joint-venture with The Coca-Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio 23
Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and stylized in all uppercase as STUDIO 23) was a Tagalog television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF channel 23. The network was a sister network of the main channel, ABS-CBN, airing programming aimed towards young adults, such as North American imports and other English-language programming, and original Tagalog programming aimed at the demographic as well, such as supplemental programming for ABS-CBN programs. This station studios were located at 3/F ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., Mother Ignacia St., Diliman, Quezon City. History At a planning session during the mid-1990s, ABS-CBN staff members were plotting out plans for a new UHF channel offering a more "upscale" alternative to the main ABS-CBN. In the lead-up to the launch, ABS-CBN acquired the rights to many syndicated American imports, such as '' Wheel of Fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Television Presenters
Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, a de facto standardized variety of Tagalog, the national language, and one of the two official languages of the Philippines ** Filipinos, people who are natives, citizens and/or nationals of the Philippines, natural-born or naturalized * Filipinos (snack food), a brand cookies manufactured in Europe See also * Filippino (given name) * * * Filipinas (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franchising
Franchising is based on a marketing concept which can be adopted by an organization as a strategy for business expansion. Where implemented, a franchisor licenses some or all of its know-how, procedures, intellectual property, use of its business model, brand, and rights to sell its branded products and services to a franchisee. In return, the franchisee pays certain fees and agrees to comply with certain obligations, typically set out in a franchise agreement. The word ''franchise'' is of Anglo-French derivation—from , meaning 'free'—and is used both as a noun and as a (transitive) verb. For the franchisor, use of a franchise system is an alternative business growth strategy, compared to expansion through corporate owned outlets or "chain stores". Adopting a franchise system business growth strategy for the sale and distribution of goods and services minimizes the franchisor's capital investment and liability risk. Franchising is rarely an equal partnership, especially in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Incubator
A business incubator is an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services, starting with management training and office space, and ending with venture capital financing. The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) defines business incubators as a catalyst tool for either regional or national economic development. NBIA categorizes its members' incubators by the following five incubator types: academic institutions; non-profit development corporations; for-profit property development ventures; venture capital firms, and a combination of the above. Business incubators differ from research and technology parks in their dedication to startup and early-stage companies. Research and technology parks, on the other hand, tend to be large-scale projects that house everything from corporate, government, or university labs to very small companies. Most research and technology parks do not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride For Rent
''Bride for Rent'' is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Mae Czarina Cruz starring Kim Chiu and Xian Lim. It is produced by Star Cinema as its opening salvo for the year. The film achieved numerous milestones: it became the second highest grossing Filipino romantic comedy movie of all-time after '' It Takes a Man and a Woman''; the sixth highest grossing non- MMFF film after '' Hello, Love, Goodbye'', '' The Hows of Us'', '' Maid in Malacañang'', '' The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin'', and ''It Takes a Man and a Woman''; and the highest-grossing Filipino film to be released in January. The film met both critical and commercial success, earning more than in its opening day and broke the mark on its 8th day. The film's trailer became a viral hit prior to the film's premier garnering over 2 million views as of January 25, 2014 and was frequently part of the local Twitter trending topics during its theatrical run. It also received an average rating of 7.5/10 in IM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Perfect You
''My Perfect You'' is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina from a story and screenplay written by Carmi G. Raymundo, with Molina and Kristine C. Gabriel as co-writers of the latter. The film stars Gerald Anderson and Pia Wurtzbach and tells the story of a man who's down in the dumps and a woman who helps him see the light again. The supporting cast includes Dimples Romana, Tonton Gutierrez, Janus del Prado, and Wilma Doesnt. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on March 14, 2018. Plot Burn Toledo loses control of his life after his marriage proposal is rejected by his girlfriend Angel and he is fired from his job. He drives to a remote place and crashes his car. He ends up at Happy Sunshine Camp, where he meets the owner, Abi. He instantly forms a dislike towards her due to her perky demeanor as all-around worker in the remote resort. Burn soon apologizes for his rash and awful behavior and with the help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magkaribal
''Magkaribal'' (International title: ''Rivals'') is a 2010 Philippine drama television series starring Bea Alonzo and Gretchen Barretto. The series ran on ABS-CBN from June 28 to November 5, 2010, replacing '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010'' and was replaced by ''Perfect Match''. Premise Two sisters, Anna and Angela Abella, are separated due to a tragedy caused by their long family back story. Anna trains herself to be a perfect Filipina model and fashion designer under her new name Victoria Valera. Meanwhile, Angela is adopted by the Agustins and is renamed Angela “Gelai” Agustin. Both of them end up having the same ambition in fashion as they did in their childhood together. So they cross paths in the fashion industry unaware that they are sisters and greedily end up as rivals; not just in their careers, but also in love. Vera Cruz is a famous model and fashion designer, and is also the woman in the past who caused the Abella family's destruction. Now she is ready ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
