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About the celebration

The Sixth Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness and Fashion with Samsung Festival wasthe 2013 occurrence of Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness and Fashion with Samsung

Festival, a lifestyle event held from June 30, 2013 to November 24, 2013 focused on

multiple sectors. The flagship runway project of Samsung, Philippine Daily InquirerLifestyle, together with HSBC and the Peninsula Manila.

Exactly eight years, seven months and thirty-one days ago, on Saturday, January 1,

2000 at twelve midnight, the Philippines and the rest of the whole world celebrate

the New Year 2000 and the first decade of the third millennium and twenty-first

centuries. It's twenty-two years after the first EDSA People-Power Revolution and

the downfall of former President Ferdinand Marcos on February 25, 1986 and seven

years after the second revolution on January 20, 2001, 25 years after Ninoy Aquino

was assassinated on August 21, 1983 and 36 years after Martial Law was declared

by former president Ferdinand E. Marcos on September 21, 1972.

The Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung, the flagship runwayproject of Samsung and the Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle. The fashion show is

in cooperation with the Makati Business Club (MBC), the National Commission for

the Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming

Corporation (PAGCor), the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine

Olympic Committee (POC).

Fashion becomes less a spectator sport when sport itself becomes the fashion.

Last Thursday, July 31, 2008, Inquirer Lifestyle staged the rousing, filled-to-the-bleachers (despite the heavy rains and flooding) curtain-raiser to its Lifestyle Series ofevents with Fitness.Fashion, a catwalk team-up between some of the countrys top

designers and best-selling activewear brands, at the Rigodon Ballroom of the PeninsulaManila in Makati City.

Co-presented with Samsung, it drew guests who cut across the fields of fashion,

business and commerce, arts, media and entertainment. With the support of HSBC

and Peninsula, the show had 12 sought-after designers melding their creations with

the latest brand collections: Kipling with Vic Barba; Fila with Lulu Tan-Gan; Nike

Golf with Anthony Nocom; Speedo with Louis Claparols; Adidas with Patrice Ramos-

Diaz and Rhett Eala; Marks & Spencer with Arcy Gayatin; Aigle and Oxbow with Rajo

Laurel; Bench with Joey Samson; and Puma with Ivarluski Aseron and Randy Ortiz.

(Read the fashion report in this Friday s Lifestyle Fashion and B eauty.)"Fitness.Fashion" also scored a coup with the runway debut of fitness enthusiastand sports advocate Sen. Pia Cayetano. Other guest models were Akiko Thompson,

Amanda Carpo, Rina Go, Paolo Abrera, Phoemela Baranda, Svetlana Osmea, Jeena

Lopez, Enchong Dee, Ruby Gan, Fely Atienza, Trishan Cuazo, catwalk queens

Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and Apples Aberin-Sadhwani, and Inquirer's own Tessa

Prieto-Valdes and Leica Carpo.

Plus our newest additions in the Manila leg of the Inquirer Lifestyle Series:

Fitness.Fashion with Samsung fashion show for its 5th anniversary as a fashion


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show in July 2013 are: Magnificent 7 ofRandy OrtizRichard Gomez, Lucy Torres,

Ogie Alcasid, John Estrada, Rissa Mananquil-Trillo, Dingdong Dantes, beauty queens

Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup, and actors Rayver Cruz and Daniel Matsunaga,

volley star Gretchen Ho, Robi Domingo and TechnoMarines newest ambassadors

Bianca Gonzalez, Kiefer Ravena, VJ Alvin Alfonso, Phil Younghusband and Heart

Evangelista.

The show was supported by L'Oreal Philippines, Swatch and Technomarine.

Gold sponsors are Air21, Sun Life Financial, Globe Telecom, PLDT, Smart

Communications, Sun Cellular, Meralco, Maynilad Water, Intel and Microsoft

Philippines.

Official mall partners are SM Supermalls, Robinsons Malls, Ayala Malls, Araneta

Center, Star Malls and Trinoma Mall.

Our official media partners are ABS-CBN, PTV-4, ABC-5, GMA-7, RPN-9, QTV-11, IBC-

13, Studio 23, Net 25, ANC: The ABS-CBN News Channel, ETC: Entertainment

Central, GNN: Global News Network, Lifestyle Network, Living Asia Channel,Philippine Daily INQUIRER, INQUIRER Libre, INQUIRER Bandera, Balikbayan

Magazine, Asian Journal, GFC, Panay News, DZRH 666, DZRB Radyo ng Bayan 738,

DZIQ Radyo INQUIRER 990, INQUIRER.net, XFM 92.3, RJ 100.3 FM and Focus Media.

What Went Before the event in 2008

THE tape recording starts with the sound of the plane landing and people talking

among themselves.

Everybody remains on board, one of them says.

Moments later, a single gunshot rings out and women are wailing.

What happened? What was that? a womans voice asks.

More gunshots. The wailing becomes louder.

Then an order from several men: Inside, inside, inside!

The soldiers shot Ninoy. Hes dead out there, a woman cries out.

These are the voices Time Magazine correspondent Sandra Burton captured on

her microcassette recorder on the afternoon of Aug. 21, 1983, right after China

Airlines Flight 811 carrying former Sen. Benigno Ninoy Aquino Jr. landed at the

then Manila International Airport.

Burton and several foreign correspondents had accompanied Aquino on the

final leg of his journey home from three years of exile in the United States.

When the plane landed, three soldiers boarded and escorted Aquino out.

Seconds later, he was dead.

For the past 20 years, Burtons recording has been in the Sandiganbayans

custody, forming part of the evidence20,000 pages of documents, hundreds of

photographs, video and audio recordingsthe court had collected in the

course of the trial against the military men involved in Aquinos assassination.


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For the first time, the Sandiganbayan has made the recording available for

broadcast. A portion of it will be heard on the ABS-CBN documentary Agosto

Beinte Uno: Ang Pagpatay kay Ninoy Aquino commemorating the slain

senators 30th death anniversary.

The sounds on Burtons tape capture the atmosphere in the plane in the finalseconds before Aquino disembarks, the moment he is shot, and the passengers

reactions when they realized that the person they had just shared a flight with

was now dead on the tarmac.

Burton, then in her 40s, was called to testify and became one of close to 200

witnesses who appeared before the Agrava Fact-Finding Board that

investigated the assassination. She turned her tape over to prosecutors.

After an inquiry that lasted a year, the Agrava Board recommended the filing of

murder charges against several military men before the Sandiganbayan under

then Justice Manuel Pamaran.

In December 1985, the Pamaran court acquitted all respondents.In 1986, concerned citizens petitioned the Supreme Court to reopen the case,

slamming the Pamaran trial as a sham.

The proof they presented to the Supreme Court: the statement made by former

Deputy Tanodbayan Manuel Herrera, chief of the prosecution panel in the

Aquino case, that ousted president Ferdinand Marcos had influenced the

Tanodbayan (now the Ombudsman) and the Sandiganbayan into acquitting all

respondents, including Marcos trusted ally and friend, Armed Forces Chief of

Staff Gen. Fabian C. Ver.

Magmoro-moro na lang kayo (You just put up a show), Herrera quoted Marcos

saying in a two-hour meeting with justices and prosecutors in Malacanang whenthe case started.

Marcos parting words, according to Herrera, were: Thank you for your

cooperation. I know how to reciprocate.

Herrera said the trial was scripted, right from the start when the case was

assigned in a make-believe raffle done in the absence of the media to the

installation of TV monitors beaming the trial directly to Malacanang, and the

suppression of vital evidence.

When Aquinos widow Corazon (Cory) became president, the Supreme Court

ordered a retrial. The case became a landmark in Philippine jurisprudence on

exemptions to the rule on double jeopardy.The case was sent back to the Sandiganbayan. The highest official charged in

the case was Brig. Gen. Luther Custodio, head of the Aviation Security

Command, the unit of the AFP that maintained security at the airport.

Ver, one of the respondents in the original case, had fled the country after the

EDSA People Power revolt toppled the Marcos government. He lived in exile in

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Also charged but later acquitted was Gen. Jesus Singson, deputy chief of the

Civil Aeronautics Board in 1983.

Singsons lawyer and son-in-law Mario Bautista remembers the trial and in

particular the day the Sandiganbayan listened to Burtons tape.

The court decided to listen to it in the sound studio of former actor Jose MariGonzales in San Juan. The studio was packed with the usual courtroom crowd

court personnel, prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses.

I remember they decided to dim the lights so that those listening could focus on

the tape, said Bautista, who is also ABS-CBN legal counsel. And shortly before

the tape was played, the room fell silent. And I found myself standing in a corner

right beside this big speaker.

Burtons tape records faintly the sound of someone saying, Eto na (This is it).

Footage shot by a foreign TV crew captures the words by now familiar to Filipinos

who lived through the events surrounding the Aquino assassination. Eto na, eto

na! Ako na, ako na! Op! Pusila, pusila (This is it, this is it! Let me, let me! Shoot,

shoot)!

And then, the gunshot.

What is significant about the tape are the reactions of Aquinos fellow

passengers and the conversations Burton had with them.

Burton apparently kept recording as she discussed with fellow foreign journalists

what happened.

Some eight minutes into the tape, Burton is heard saying, Its very confusing, I

mean, I dont know. She then answers more questions from someone who

sounded like an American.

Man: They shot Ninoy?

Woman, presumably Burton: Yeah.

Man: Where?

Burton: Right at the bottom of the stairs.

Man: When Ninoy was still on it or when

Burton: No, when he got off. Im sure hes dead.

The tape also captures Burton and her fellow passengers after they had

disembarked and ran into people waiting to meet the passengers from the

China Airlines flight.

Local journalists who covered the airport at the time had been herded by

military men to the entrance to the tube where they were to await Aquino.

When they learned of the commotion at the tarmac, they interviewed the

disembarking passengers to ask them what happened.

One conversation was that of Burton and a Filipino.

Man: What did you see? Who did it?


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Burton: Soldiers.

Man: How many of them?

Burton: I dont know. I think wed better wait.

Man: Did you recognize him? Aquino?

Burton: Yeah.

Man: Whats your name?

Burton: No, Im not gonna this is not the place to talk. We had just seen two

assassinations take place right outside our window.

The tape then records what sounded like Burton comparing notes with fellow

foreign correspondents, everyone recalling what they heard and trying to

reconstruct the moments when they heard the shorts.In one portion of the tape, the conversation turns to who killed Aquino, and

Burton points out that a Japanese reporter had seen one of the men in khaki,

referring to one of Aquinos escorts, being the gunman.

But a man contradicts her saying, I did not see a man in khaki uniform shoot

Aquino. To this day, the question that shot Aquino remains subject to debate.

The Sandiganbayan had declared C1C Rogelio Moreno, a constable and one

of those who fetched Aquino from the China Airline plane, as the gunman.

It was Moreno who shot Aquino, the court said, based on the bullets downward

trajectoryentering just below the left ear and exiting through his chin. Moreno

was behind and to the left of Aquino as they were descending the stairs.

Moreno and 15 others were convicted and served time. The soldiers have

maintained innocence and insisted that the assassin was Rolando Galman, who

managed to penetrate the tight security cordon and waited for Aquino under

the stairs. Galman was in turn riddled with bullets.

It is the same story pushed by Marcos as early as the evening of Aug. 21, 1983.

Marcos said Galman was a communist hitman.

A number of those who were involved in the case have passed away. Custodio

died of cancer in prison in 1991. Avsecom soldier Cordova Estelo was stabbed to

death in 2005.

Sgt. Pablo Martinez was released for humanitarian reasons when he turned 70 in

2007. The rest of the soldiers were granted clemency by then President Gloria

Macapagal Arroyo and released in 2009.

Sandra Burton died in 2004 at the age of 62.


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On December 9 and 11, 2007, Senator Cayetano, along with Go-Thorp, Abrera and

Protacio at the home in Muntinlupa along with Bench fashion designer Joey Samson,

for an affair in time for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima,

Thailand. Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung fashion shows

guest model Enchong Dee in the finals of mens 100-meter butterfly and he was

placed eighth in the finals with the time of 56.87 seconds. Two days ago, on

December 11, he was in lane 1 in the finals of mens 200-meter butterfly finals in the

swimming events of the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima,

Thailand. He placed eighth with the time of 2 minutes, 11.47 seconds and lost to

Filipino-American sensation James Walsh in the finals of mens 200-meter butterfly.

Cayetano and three personalities along with Samson were stayed due to the said

event for fifteen days between December 6 and 15 of that year, a 30-day

transitioning to welcome the new millennium 2008 between December 31, 2007

and January 1, 2008.


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Guest of Honor (July 31, 2008 Fashion Show):

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Philippine Vice-President Noli L. de Castro

House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles

Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile

Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato C. Puno

Former Philippine President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino

Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos Former Philippine President Joseph Ejercito-Estrada

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal B. Rosales

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim

Makati City Mayor Jejomar C. Binay

Quezon City Mayor Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr.

Philippine Tourism Secretary Alberto A. Lim

Philippine Association of National Advertisers President Charmaine Canillas

Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas President Herman Z. Basbano

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Atty. Francis C.

Tolentino Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, SMART Communications, Inc.

and TV5 Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan

Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala

Cultural Center of the Philippines Chairman and EDSA People Power

Commissioner Emily Altomonte Abrera

National Commission for the Culture and Arts Chairperson Dr. Vilma

Labrador


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reflects their dreams and aspirations, while variety shows reflects the joy they feel

whenever they are with their families or friends.

But she clarified that the viewers dont owe ABS-CBN anything for providing

quality and top-caliber programs. Instead, it is ABS-CBN that owes the viewers

since all of its works are inspired from their stories.As part of the year-long celebration, 60 employees will share their stories on-air as

to how ABS-CBN has become part of their lives. The first eight stories were

premiered in the event that includes the stories of cameraman Val Cuenca,

promo specialist Christine Estabillo, program executive Riza Ebriega, news

bureau chief Dindo Amparo, regional news reporter Joan Panopio, sales

executive Herman Pablico, radio supervisor Aris Jurado and Manila Radio

Division head Peter Musngi.

Lopez was moved with the stories he witnessed and referred to it as living

reminders of why ABS-CBN was built.

The TV network was born back in the 1950s when CBS, owned by Eugenio LopezSr., bought ABS, then owned by Antonio Quirino.

ABS-CBN was the first to broadcast in full color in Southeast Asia and its programs

such YoureEvening with Pilita, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Buhay Artista are

popular in the pan-region. Its broadcast center, which was inaugurated in 1968,

was the second most advanced TV facility in Asia next to NHK of Japan.

The network was closed in 1972 because of the declaration of the Martial Law

but was returned back to operations in 1986 after the historic People Power

revolution.

ABS-CBN started from scratch again but through the efforts of Eugenio Kapitan

Lopez Jr., Freddie M. Garcia and lawyer Jake Lopez, ABS-CBN became No. 1again in 1988.

The 60 years of Philippine TV kick off event was hosted by TV Patrol anchors Noli

de Castro and Korina Sanchez. Gary Valenciano, Kuh Ledesma, Jed Madela,

Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, Jovit Baldivino, Marcelito Pomoy and KZ

Tandingan also rendered song numbers with musical accompaniment by the

ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.

Kwento Natin Ito

In celebration of 60 years of the Philippine television, ABS-CBN releases "Kwento

Natin Ito" station ID performed by Zsa Zsa Padilla and daughter Zia Quizon with

the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra. Kwento Natin Itowas composed andproduced by Ferdinand Dimadura, lyrics by Robert Labayen, orchestrated and

conducted by Gerard Salonga.

Ang iyong pangarap akin ding hanap

Maging sa panalangin tayo ay magkasintulad

Noong una kang umibig di mo man batid

Ang puso mo ay tumibok umaawit dito saking dibdib


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Bawat yugto ng buhay may nililikhang larawan

Salamin ng buhay kot sayo kay gandang Kwento Natin Ito

Ang buhay mo at buhay ko higit sa dula

Sa bawat pagwawakas mayroon namang bagong panimula

Bawat yugto ng buhay may nililikhang larawanSalamin ng buhay kot sayo kay gandang Kwento Natin Ito

Bawat luha na pumatak, bawat galak

Sa alaalay babalik, madarama mananariwa ang lahat

Saan ka man magpunta, iisipin ka

Kay sayang kasama ka sa kwento natin na kay ganda!

ASAP airs Phl TVs 60th anniversary ID

MANILA, Philippines - ASAP 18 is set to share the touching stories of Filipino families

today at 12 noon in the grand launch of ABS-CBNs highly-anticipated station ID

(SID) for the 60th anniversary of Philippine television. The celebration will be ledby ZsaZsa Padilla and daughter Zia Quizon, who sang the SID theme song

titled Kwento Natin Ito.

Aside from the station ID, ABS-CBNs anniversary campaignKwentoSerye will also

be launched inASAP 18featuring touching stories that serve as an inspiration for

the Kapamilya network.

Witness tales of love, hope, and dreams on theASAPcenter stage in the back-

to-back-to-back birthday celebrations of Gary Valenciano, Xian Lim and Sarah

Geronimo, who will launch her newest album Expressions.

Get ready to be blown away by the special concert treat of Daniel Padilla.

Reminisce fun barkada stories in the 90s throwback production number

of Raketeros lead stars Herbert Bautista, Dennis Padilla and Andrew E, together

with their director Randy Santiago; and the must-watch surprise of former Ang

TV kids John Prats, Gio Alvarez, Marc Solis, Thou Reyes, Jan Marini Alano and

Lindsay Custodio.

JoinASAP 18as it welcomes the newest Kapamilya JC de Vera together with

some of the countrys hottest actors including Gerald Anderson, Enrique Gil and

Sam Milby. It will be followed by the launch of Sam Concepcions latest album;

and the dance numbers of Julia Barretto, Janella Salvador, Jane Oineza, Jerome

Ponce, Nash Aguas and Khalil Ramos; and Goin Bulilitkids Bugoy Cario, Brenna

Garcia, Belle Mariano, Bea Basa, Joshen Bernardo and Miguel de Guzman.

Meanwhile, watch out for the ASAP Supahdance showdown of Iza Calzado,

Pokwang, Luis Manzano, Maja Salvador, Shaina Magdayao, Julia Montes,

Kathryn Bernardo, Empress, among others.

More than 100 Kapamilya stars celebrate ABS-CBNs 60th year

ASAP 18 will throw a grand reunion of more than 100 Kapamilya stars in

participation to the historical two-day celebration of ABS-CBN for 60 years on


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Philippine television titledMga Kuwento ng Kasiyahan: The Grand Kapamilya

Weekend.

Witness one of Philippine TVs milestones as the whole ASAP Kapamilya and cast

members of timeless hit shows of ABS-CBN take over the center stage for a string

of world-class performances and unforgettable surprises.

Watch out for the back-to-back-to-back grand reunions of ASAP main hosts

Martin Nievera, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Pops Fernandez, Richard Gomez, Ariel Rivera,

and Gary Valenciano; Tonight With Dick and Carmi tandem of Roderick Paulate

and Carmi Martin; and the Sang Linggo nAPO Sila family members namely,

Amy Perez, Boboy Garovillo, Bing Loyzaga, Melissa de Leon, and Agot Isidro.

Solid teleserye fans will surely be in for a treat with the special production

numbers of Juan dela Cruz stars Coco Martin, Erich Gonzales, and Shaina

Magdayao; Got to Believe love team Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo;

Maria Mercedes star Jessy Mendiola; and Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin lead

actor Gerald Anderson. Joining the Primetime Bida stars are Andrea Brillantes,

Kaye Abad, Zanjoe Marudo, Denise Laurel, Patrick Garcia and Carlo Aquino ofAnnaliza; Andi Eigenmann and Matteo Guidicelli of Galema: Anak Ni Zuma; and

Richard Ser Chief Yap of Be Careful With My Heart.

Star Cinemas box-office love teams will paint the town red with the most

romantic surprises from John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo, Kim Chiu and Xian

Lim, Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga, and Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta.

Aside from Sarah, John Lloyd will also reunite with his Tabing Ilog barkada Kaye,

Patrick, Desiree del Valle, Baron Geisler and Paula Peralejo. The Tabing Ilog cast

will also bond with promising teen stars Kathryn, Julia Montes, Ella Cruz, Khalil

Ramos, Miles Ocampo, Kiray Celis, Paul Salas, Francis Magundayao, Igi Boy

Flores, Julia Barretto, Janella Salvador, Jerome Ponce, Jane Oineza, Michelle

Vito, Dominic Roque, Angeli Gonzales, CJ Navato, Jon Lucas and Alex Diaz.

Comedy stars will travel back in time to remember the remarkable moments in

the 60 years of comedy. It will be led by Palibhasa Lalake cast members

Richard Gomez, John Estrada, Jomari Yllana and Jao Mapa; Banana Split Extra

Scoop gang Angelica Panganiban, John Prats, Zanjoe Marudo, Jayson Gainza,

Pooh, Saicy Aguila, Aiko Climaco and Sunshine Garcia; and the singer of the hit

novelty dance craze Otso Otso Bayani Agbayani.

Also to happen is the much-awaited get-together of ASAPs Kanto Boys

composed of John Lloyd, Vhong Navarro, Luis Manzano and Billy Crawford.

Meanwhile, celebrate the greatness of Filipino youth in the dance showdown of

Pinoy Big Brother ex-housemates Kim, Gerald, Sam Milby, Robi Domingo andNene Tamayo; Star Circle Quest alumni Erich Gonzales, Joross Gamboa, and

Melissa Ricks; and Star Circle Quest kids Xyriel Manabat, Nash Aguas, Sharlene

San Pedro, Izzy Canillo, Clarence Delgado and Bugoy Cario.

A tribute to the beauty of Filipino music will be rendered by OPM icons Arnel

Pineda, Pilita Corrales, Mike Hanopol, Randy Santiago, Jet Pangan, Abra plus

ASAP 18 mainstays Jericho Rosales, Jed Madela, Juris, Aiza Seguerra, Richard

Poon, Kean Cipriano, Sitti, Nyoy Volante, Princess and Charice.


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Expect a dance showdown of Shaina, John, Rayver Cruz, Sam Concepcion, Iya

Villania and Nikki Gil in the segment Supahdance followed by a vocal showcase

from ASAPs resident singing champs Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, Angeline

Quinto, Jovit Baldivino, Marcelito Pomoy, KZ Tandingan and Roel Manlangit,

together with the first-ever The Voice of the Philippines grand winner Mitoy

Yonting.

Dont miss the celebration of ABS-CBNs 60th anniversary in the countrys longest-

running, award-winning variety show, ASAP 18 today at 12:15 noon, aired live

from the Marikina Sports Center.

Grand Kapamilya Weekend to remember

ABS-CBNsKwento ng Kasiyahan: The Grand Kapamilya Weekend went down

memory lane to pay homage to ABS-CBNs best and most memorable programs,

provided public service, fun activities and the opportunity to meet and greet the

networks biggest stars in celebration of the 60thanniversary of Philippine

television last Oct. 5 and 6.

Thousands of madlang people were unfazed by the heat to watch the live

telecast of Its Showtimeat the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC). The noontime

show paid tribute to ABS-CBNs most memorable programs such asChika Chika

Chiks, Home Along Da Riles, Palibhasa Lalake and May Bukas Pa whose cast

members took part in a special edition of Sine Mo To.

Its Showtimealso looked back on ABS-CBNsfantaseryes, with Vhong Navarro as

Lastikman, Angel Locsin as Lyka in Lobo, Anne Curtis as Dyosa and Jericho

Rosales as Panday taking the stage. The cast members of Goin Bulilitand kiddie

gag show Ang TV also performed.

ASAP 18 threw a grand concert party at the Marikina Sports Complex, with over

100 Kapamilya stars, such as Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz, Daniel Padilla,

Kathryn Bernardo, Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson and Coco Martin taking part in the

celebration.

ASAP 18 also revisited the past 60 years of Philippine TV with a homage to ABS-

CBNsteleseryes, to sitcoms, reality, talk and variety shows. The program also

marked the grand reunion of the cast members of Palibhasa Lalake, Tabing

Ilog and ASAP boy group Kanto Boys.

M.O.R. 101.9, meanwhile, treated Kapamilyas to a free MOR LIVE: Kwento ng

Musikang Pilipino concert Saturday night, featuring performances from 20 OPM

artists, including Daniel Padilla and Enrique Gil. M.O.R. DJs also rendered a

special sing-dance-acting performance to the delight of the crowd.

The historic Grand Kapamilya Weekend concluded with lots of singing and

laughter on Sunday night, with comedians Pokwang, KitKat, K Brosas, Chokoleit,

John Lapus, Jason Gainza and Be Careful with My Heart stars Doris and Sabel

leading the Kapamilya KTV. Select audience members also got to win prizes by

participating in the videoke contest and other games, while a huge fireworks

display took place to wrap up the celebration.


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Get ready for the back-to-back-to-back musical treats of OPM icons Freddie

Aguilar and Rico Blanco; reunion of 80s singing group Triplets composedof

Manilyn Reynes, Tina Paner and Sheryl Cruz; and jaw-dropping spectacle of The

Voice of the Philippines grand winner Mitoy Yonting with finalists Myk Perez, Paolo

Onesa, Morissette Amon, Klarisse de Guznman, Radha, Janice Javier and Thor.

Prepare for the clash dance of Maja Salvador and Shaina Magdayao in MASHdance segment; special smash-up production number of Kathryn Bernardo, Ella

Cruz, Khalil Ramos, Sharlene San Pedro, Jane Oineza and Nash Aguas; and the

talent showdown of Kim Chiu, Nikki Gil, John Prats, Iya Villania, Rayver Cruz, Sam

Concepcion, Arron Villaflor and KC Concepcion.

Also watch out for the musical performance of Martin Nievera, ZsaZsa Padilla,

Lani Misalucha and Gary Valenciano; the concert experience offered by

Bamboo, Jed Madela, Erik Santos, Angeline Quinto, and ASAP Sessionistas; and

the jamming session of ASAP Covers Yeng Constantino, Zia Quizon, Paolo

Valenciano and Aiza Seguerra.

Sidelights: The Grand Kapamilya WeekendIt was the most star-studded event in the country last weekend when the

countrys top celebrities participated in ABS-CBNs Kwento ng Kasiyahan: The

Grand Kapamilya Weekend in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Philippine

television.

While the highlights of the two-day event were the star-studded main shows,

such as the live telecast of Its Showtime, the MOR 101.9 concert, free outdoor

film screening and comedy night at the Quezon Memorial Circle, ASAP 18 at the

Marikina Sports Center, and the all-stars basketball and volleyball games, the

Grand Kapamilya Weekend also had bazaars, booths featuring ABS-CBN

programs, medical missions, storytelling, meet-and-greet with the Kapamilya stars

and other fun activities that catered to each member of the family. Equally

interesting were the sidelights at the QC Circle:

To spot celebrities, trust the fans. They know where to stake out. It didnt take

long before fans discovered where the entrance was for celebrities for the

opening ceremonies of ABS-CBNs Grand Kapamilya Weekend at the Quezon

Memorial Circle last Saturday.

They expectantly stood in line. Armed with their cameras, the fans excitedly

waited for the Kapamilya stars and news personalities. They gushed and shrieked

each time a celebrity alighted from the ABS-CBN vans.

Their patience paid off as they saw Richard Gomez, Andrea Brillantes, Eric

Fructuoso, Dennis Padilla, Nova Villa, Freddie Webb, Melissa Ricks, Anthony

Taberna, Karen Davila and Ted Failon.

They were so starstruck that when the Jake Cuenca Kalokalike arrived, the

screaming fans rushed to take photos only to realize a few minutes later that it

wasnt the real Jake Cuenca, who was in the US at that time for the Los Angeles

leg of ABS-CBNs One Run, One Philippines.

And they had a good laugh afterwards. One fan said, Naka-Kalokalike!


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The huge turnout of people in the Run for the Pasig River buoyed up ABS-CBN

Foundation managing director Gina Lopez, who profusely thanked the crowd at

the post-race program at the QC Circle. Lopez, who was in high spirits, rallied

the people to support the rehabilitation of the Pasig River.

Under Lopezs leadership, AFI and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission

have so far led the cleaning of 16 esteros that has yielded positive results. For

Lopez, cleaning the environment will improve the health of the people living in

those areas, boost business and land value, bring about peace and order, and

ultimately make residents happy.

Lopez, who has mastered the art of public speaking, got the crowd cheering

when she wished that Filipinos would rise from poverty and be happy. Mahal

na mahal kayo ng ABS-CBN, she said to the crowd who roared in approval.

When it was his turn to speak, MMDA chair Francis Tolentino said he could not

match the energy level of Lopez, whom he described as pinakamasipag na

pinuno ng PRRC.

At the Maria Mercedes booth, fans got the chance to be the iconic character,

now played by Jessy Mendiola, similar to what happens in an audition. From kids

to teenage girls and even gay men, they all gamely wore the Maria Mercedes

signature red dress, sang and danced like Jessy. Celebrities Alex Castro, Isabelle

de Leon, Chase Vega and John Manalo served as judges and gave feedback

to the Maria Mercedes wannabes.

Jessy, who also performed at the event, was elated upon learning about the

long line of people at the shows booth. Kahit sa mga social media may nag-se-

send na sa akin ng mga pictures and videos na naka-red lipstick and red dress,

she revealed.Her wish is for the Filipina Maria Mercedes to be iconic. With the turnout at the

booth and the popularity of the character online, it wont take long before Jessy

gets her wish.

Twenty-year-old Rommel Pica and his girlfriend Raisa only wanted to catch Its

Showtime at the QC Circle, but he ended up being a celebrity for a day when

he was asked to perform onstage at the second day of the Kapamilya event.

Rommel had joined the historic events voice workshops, and was later

contacted by one of the staff to perform. For his number, Rommel chose to sing

Erik Santos cover of the classic hit Ikaw.

Before serenading the throng of Kapamilya die-hards, Rommel shared thewaiting area with Pinoy Big Brother grand winners Slater Young, Bea Saw and

Myrtle Sarrosa.

Even for just one day, I somehow felt how it was to be a famous celebrity. I was

so exhilarated seeing and being with the people I only see on TV, said Rommel,

beaming.


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ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2013 "Magkasama Tayo Sa Kwento Ng Pasko"

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Philippine Television, we'd like to focus

the spotlight on our audience... whose lives we mirror... whose stories ignited our

passion... the reason for our existence.

This Christmas, we pay tribute to different Filipinos, whose inspiring stories have

touched the hearts of our Kapamilya stars. The Christmas SID becomes a vehicleto share these stories to Filipinos here and across the globe. It also becomes an

opportunity to highlight the bond that we have forged with our audience

through the years. The theme song Magkasama Tayo sa Kwento ng Pasko,

becomes a metaphor symbolizing our shared history with the Filipino people and

the meaningful memories we have made together.

7 stories were meticulously researched by the Christmas station ID team of the

Creative Communications Management division of ABS-CBN. For each story, an

artist was chosen based on who would best help tell their touching true-to-life

tales.

Magkasama Tayo sa Kwento ng Pasko: ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2013Theme

Lyrics by Robert Labayen

Music by Jumbo "Bojam" De Belen

Directed by Peewee Gonzales and Melo Saliendra

Music Arrangement by Jumbo "Bojam" De Belen

Additional Music Arrangement: Thyro Alfaro

Vocal Arrangement: Jeli Mateo, Jumbo De Belen, Thyro Alfaro

Mixed and Mastered by: Bojam and Daryl Ronald Rendell Barbaso

Additional back-up vocals by: Pow Chavez, Yumi Lacsamana, Thryo Alfaro and

Nolan Bernardino

VERSE 1:

Bawat Pasko'y may dalang himala

Malakas mang ulan, ito'y titila

Bubuhos ang pagpapala

May kapiling ang nangungulila

VERSE 2

Anumang lungkot tayo'y aahon

May lunas sa sugat ng kahapon

Sa isa't isa'y mayrong paglingap

Mga pangarap ngayo'y magaganap

PRE_CHORUS

Laging masaya ang kwento ng Pasko

Dahil sino ka man may nagmamahal sa iyo

Ngayong kapaskuhan ang pangako ko

Sa puso ko'y magkasama tayo

CHORUS


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Sa iisang awit ngayong Pasko

Magkayakap ang tinig ko't sa iyo

Sa 'ting himig

Ipagdiriwang ang pag-big

At ito ay tatawid

Sa buong daigdig


Magkayakap ang tinig ko't sa 'yo

Sa 'ting himig

Nadarama na ang mahalaga

Ay magkasama tayo

Sa kwento ng Pasko

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh

Kwento ng Pasko...

VERSE 3

Mga ala-ala sa Pasko'y di kumukupas

Ilang taon pa man ang lumipas

Dahil ang bawat damdamin, oh

Umuukit nang malalim

VERSE 4

Marangya man ang pagdiriwang

Kahit simpleng kasiyahan

Ang tunay na may kayamanan

Pamilyang nagmamahalan

PRE-CHORUS

Laging masaya ang kwento ng Pasko

Dahil sino ka man may nagmamahal sa iyo

Ngayong kapaskuhan ang pangako ko

Sa puso ko'y magkasama tayo

CHORUS



Sa 'ting himigIpagdiriwang ang pag-big

At ito ay tatawid

Sa buong daigdig



Sa 'ting himig



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Ay magkasama tayo

Sa kwento ng Pasko

BRIDGE

Magbago man lahat sa mundo

Nananatili ang diwa ng PaskoAng pagpapala ay hindi mauubos

Himala ng Pasko

Ay hiwaga ng Diyos

CHORUS



Sa 'ting himig

Ipagdiriwang ang pag-big

At ito ay tatawid

Sa buong daigdig



Sa 'ting himig


Ay magkasama tayo

Sa kwento ng Pasko


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