2011 01/05-01/11

MANILA MAIL COMMUNITY

Manny Pacquiao, chosen 'Fighter of the Year' by both The Ring Magazine and USA Today, will appear for the nth time on the cover of The Ring Magazine in February, 2011.

(Left) BACKFOR ANG TANGING INA, MO (Last Na 'To):The winning triumvirate of Ai-Ai delas Alas, director Wenn Deramas & Eugene Domingo; (Right) At the movie's premiere was star Ai-Ai and date, Piolo Pascual (Star Cinema). Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last Na ‘To) will be shown at the UA Stonestown Twin in San Francisco and Century Theaters in Milpitas Great Mall starting this Friday, Jan 7th.

Jason Ricks of Fontana, CA (he is an older brother of ABS-CBN's talent,Melissa Ricks), is one of the strong contenders for Adobo Nation hosts.

Also in the running to be one of the 2 new 'Adobo Nation' hosts is actor Lee Robin Salazar, leftmost, shown with other auditionees last Wed, Dec 29 at the TFC Studios in Redwood City.

Strong candidates all - Junny Borgonia of San Ramon, Irish Obot (of South SF) & Emerald Miller (a former Miss Philippines Earth-USA title holder) are only 3 of the hundreds who showed up for TFC 'Adobo Nation' auditions last week.

Rudy Asercion, the 1st FilAm Republican elected in San Francisco, was sworn in to the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee for the 2011-2013 term last Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm at Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building Milton Marks Auditorium 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Basement Level in San Francisco, CA 94102

These 3 brothers (L-R) - Paolo Angelo, Leo & Aaron G. San Luis (he didn't audition; he just chaperoned the 2 older ones) of San Mateo, CA showed up and emerged as top bets at the TFC auditions for 'Adobo Nation' hosts last week.

(L-R) Francine Maigue of San Diego & Charisse Chare of Los Angeles also provided stiff competition during last week's TFC Adobo Nation auditions.

Karmina Constantino has moved back to the Philippines, creating a void that will be hard to fill in TFC's 'Adobo Nation'. Auditions were held last week for her and JC Gonzales' replacement.

Pacquiao is ‘Fighter of the Year’ again

(recently picked by both prestigious Ring Magazine and USA Today)

SEEN IN THE CITY

When it rains, it pours. Late last month, USA Today picked Pacquiao as "Fighter of the Year". In his article, Bob Velin of USA Today said "Pacquiao was elected to congress in his native Philippines in May, and amid endless distractions, the world's top pound-for-pound fighter fought twice at Cowboys Stadium before close to 100,000 fans. He nearly shutout two of the toughest fighters around in Joshua Clottey and Margarito, giving up five inches and 17 pounds to Margarito.”

"For excelling while serving his people on two continents, Pacquiao is USA Today's fighter of the year,” Velin further wrote.

Boxing's Bible, the Ring Magazine followed next and also gave the "Fighter of the Year Award" to Manny Pacquiao for his previously mentioned double victories during the year, among his other accomplishments.

"We’re in the era of Manny Pacquiao, though. The world’s greatest fighter is so popular—particularly among his passionate countrymen—that we knew with certainty that he would be the runaway winner of the award. Facts be damned," according to the Ring Magazine.

As I recall personally hearing a sportswriter during one of his fights in Dallas, “this guy - Pacquiao is worth every penny”.

Pacquiao’s next fight will be on May 7^th (he moved the date a month later than original schedule to give priority to his legislative duties in the Philippines) in Las Vegas against an aging (by sportswriters standards) "Sugar" Shane Mosley.

TO-BE-SEEN IN THE CITY

Bruno Mars to perform in Manila

After the Mark Salling (aka Puck of ‘Glee’) invasion of Boracay last Christmas, barring unforeseen circumstances, Film-Am singer Bruno Mars will be performing in a major concert in the Philippines on April, 2011 at Mall of Asia (MOA) Concert Grounds. Mars popularized the songs "Nothin' On You," "Billionaire," and "Just the Way You Are" – songs that were covered in ‘GLEE’ – yes, that number 1 musical TV series today on FOX Tuesday nights.

PERSONAL NOTES

Good luck, Karmina!

Karmina Constantino is moving back to the Philippines to join her loving husband who found a new job there. She will vacate her ‘Adobo Nation’ hosting chore as one of its 3 main hosts. Another host, JC Gonzales, previously has moved on (he found another corporate job).

According to her online portfolio, “Karmina joined ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel (TFC) – North America in 2007 as reliever anchor of “Balitang America” --- the company’s flagship daily newscast, and now currently hosts ADOBO NATION with JC Gonzalez.

Prior to relocating to the Bay Area, Karmina served as East Coast correspondent for the News & Current Affairs Division of ABS-CBN parent company in Manila, Philippines She packaged live reports for news programs in Manila, including the top-rating “TV Patrol.” Some of her important stories featured human rights victims of former Philippine President Marcos, and their pursuit of indemnification; the fight for comprehensive immigration reforms of ethnic communities; and Microsoft’s School of the Future World Summit in West Philadelphia.

Back in the Philippines, Karmina lived and breathed broadcast news, with more than a decade of hands-on experience across the various platforms of ABS-CBN.

She was anchor for several shows on the 24-hour ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) (2001-2006) – including “The World Tonight Saturday Edition;” “ANC Mornings;” and “ANC Live with Karmina Constantino.” From 1997-2000, She was also news anchor and co-host for the Sarimanok News Network (now ANC). On Studio 23, Karmina was news anchor and co-host for “Breakfast” – a daily morning show (2001-2002). She was columnist and contributor for ABS-CBN Publishing’s “Chalk Magazine” (2001) ; and was a reliever host for ”Pasada Sais Trenta” – a daily news program on ABS-CBN’s AM radio station DZMM (2001-2006).

Karmina has interviewed key personalities in politics and economy. She began her career in broadcasting in 1996 as producer/correspondent for Sky Cable News.

She received her Bachelor in Arts in Film & Audio Visual Communications from the University of the Philippines in 1996.”

Good luck, Karmina!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Someday, I shall be President.” by Abraham Lincoln. I haven’t read it yet, but apparently Manny Pacquiao hinted on the same highest political position on the last chapter(s) of his new 240-page book - “Pacman: My Story of Hope, Resilience, and Never-Say-Never Determination,” published by David Dunham and released last November 19 on Amazon.com.

The highly inspirational book is available in 10 languages (including Tagalog) and chronicles “Pacman’s life struggles, from his days as a teenager until he reached the top of boxing world. It shows a different side of Manny Pacquiao that had never been seen, never been heard, and never been told.”

This article also appears online at www.FilipinoVillage.com and http://sites.google.com/site/adkinsmmcevents/Home/ with readership in 104 countries now (& still counting!) according to the latest Google Analytics report.

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