Category: Entertainment

Barry Picazo of Intramuros Restaurant Honors Pinoy Street Food With a 10-10-10 Festival

Let’s ring in the TRIPLE 10 Celebration — on October 10, 2010 — or 10-10-10 — when Barry Picazo invites us to celebrate in style — where else? — at the Intramuros Restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bon appetit!

October 2, 2010
GMA Network, Inc. at NAMIC 2010 Honored with Two EMMA Awards for GMA Life TV UpSell Marketing Tactics

The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) honored the winners of its Excellence in Multi-Cultural Marketing Awards (EMMA) during the 24th Annual NAMIC Conference, which took place on September 14-15, 2010 at the Hilton New York in Manhattan as part of Diversity Week. The awards competition showcased marketing efforts targeting one or more cultural…

September 28, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010 on GMA Pinoy TV – LIVE in Anaheim, CA: Eat Bulaga! with Tito, Vic, & Joey

They’re coming to Southern California! For those who have grown up with “Eat Bulaga!” — the dynamic trio of Tito, Vic, and Joey have successfully reinvented themselves several times with many, many incarnations of beloved Pinoy pop culture and lifestyle tastes. According to Wikipedia, “Eat Bulaga!” is the longest-running show in Philippine television, running 31…

August 26, 2010
July 25, 2010: Journey’s Arnel Pineda & GMA Pinoy TV’s Rachelle Ann Go Rock in Atlantic City

I promised uber-busy and dynamic Filipina marketing consultant, Grace Hufano-Labaguis, in the New York/New Jersey area that I would spread the word about the July 25 concert featuring Journey’s Arnel Pineda, GMA Pinoy TV’s Rachelle Ann Go, and the Ammo Band in Atlantic City. This musical journey on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at Atlantic City’s…

July 24, 2010
Breaking Stereotypes at the 6th Annual Ginoong Pilipinas-USA (aka Mister Philippines USA) Pageant

Me and my big mouth! The persevering and tenacious Elton Lugay, one of the co-founders of the Ginoong Pilipinas-USA pageant/competition, and I were having an intense discussion about the portrayal of young Filipino male pageant candidates as men who dare to assert their empowerment goals in a pop culture event. Elton was very excited about…

July 9, 2008
Fabulous Filipino & Filipina Celebrities in Hollywood – and Beyond!

This is really entertaining! A true Pinoy or Pinay proud moment. There are many Filipino and Filipina celebrities out there in Hollywood. Many of them are of mixed-race parentage, thus, they don’t look Asian. My nephew, Mark de Vera, asked me recently if Vanessa Anne Hudgens (of “High School Musical” fame) would be showing up…

June 22, 2008
Dreams Come True: Charice Pempengco on TV (with Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres)

Thank you to Vietman-based Roger Pe for sending me the Smartest Kids segment of the OPRAH show which featured Charice Pempengco. I had compared the vocal renditions of Charice Pempengco and Madonna Decena. My sister, Myrna, and I agreed that Madonna sang with more in-depth feeling at the “Britain’s Got Talent” auditions with sour-faced Simon…

May 13, 2008
Britain’s Got Talent: Madonna Decena, an Overseas Filipina in Europe, Wows Everyone!

Check out this video that was sent to me by my family about the Filipina performing artist, Madonna Decena, who left the Philippines six months ago to become a club singer/lounge singer in the UK. She certainly looked and dressed the part during the Britain’s Got Talent competition. After you view the video, I believe…

May 12, 2008
Patrizio Buanne, the Italian singer who evokes Romance

Here is a treat for Valentine’s Day: The music of Patrizio Buanne, as introduced to me by Jacquie Lingad-Ricci of San Francisco, California. Jacquie Lingad-Ricci loves Italian pop music so much that during our brainstorming sessions, she takes the time to introduce us to some of her favorite musical artists via YouTube. After all, she’s…

February 9, 2008
Ramiele Malubay: Filipina is Season 7’s American Idol contender

February 2008: Simon Cowell was outvoted by Paula and Randy during Ramiele’s audition. Ramiele Malubay, this petite, talented Filipina American, is someone to watch out for. If you feel Ramiele deserves our votes, go ahead — and cheer for her this season! Vote for her between 10:00 pm to 12:00 midnight on Tuesday nights (after…

February 6, 2008