Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Christopher John Alandy-Dy Tui


 A Team Captain of Ateneo Blue Eagles in UAAP Season 71 Men's Basketball Championship. Currently host of Pinoy Records. He has a Chinese-Kapampangan ancestry.

Chris Tiu (born Christopher John Alandy-Dy Tiu on July 15, 1985 in ManilaPhilippines), is a Filipino professional basketball player of Chinese-Filipinodescent. He currently plays for the Smart Gilas team and is also a TV hostcommercial model, and politician.

Chris is the second eldest of five children of Jerry and Lianne Tiu. He took his elementary and high school education at Xavier School in San Juan City,Philippines, and his collegiate education at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon CityPhilippines, where he finished his two major courses, Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Major in Mathematical Finance and a Minor in Chinese Studies. He is formerly the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman and now, a barangay kagawad (barangay councilor) of Barangay Urdaneta in Makati City.
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho featured Tiu on October 4, 2008.

Manuel Mercado "Lito" Lapid




Manuel Mercado Lapid , popularly known as Lito Lapid, (born October 25, 1955 in PoracPampanga) is a Filipino actor, politician and Senator of the Republicof the Philippines.

He was the fifth of nine children by Jose Lapid and Eleuteria Mercado. He completed his elementary education at Porac Central School in 1968, and secondary education at St. Catherine Academy of Porac, Pampanga in 1972. Lapid did not enroll for his tertiary education. His uncle is Jess Lapid Sr.
Lapid married Marissa Tadeo Lapid. Lapid had two sons and two daughters with Tadeo: Maan Krista, Mitzi Karen, Maynard and Mark. Maynard is an aspiring actor whose career started in 2006. Mark Lapid is former governor of Pampanga who is presently the General manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority.



Sharon Cuneta


(born January 6, 1966) Her mother, Elaine Gamboa, hails from Santa Ana, Pampanga while her father, Pablo Cuneta (1910–2000), was mayor of Pasay City for four decades. She is half-Tagalog on her paternal side and one-fourth Kapampangan and one-fourth Spanish-American on her maternal side.
Cuneta grew up surrounded by music, listening to her dad's collection of 45s, 78s and 3313s. Her aunt is '60s Shingaling Sweetheart Helen Gamboa. Cuneta during her early years made her first TV appearance in Kuya Ike Lozada's show, in the Bulilit portion, where she mimicked her Tita Helen's songs. Cuneta was just as young when she appeared in her first movie, the Rosanna Ortiz-George Estregan starrer Lovers for Hire. She played one of Roderick Paulate's playmates.


Rodolfo "Rudy" Valentino Padilla Fernandez

Rodolfo "Rudy" Valentino Padilla Fernandez (born March 3, 1952, screen name Rudy Fernandez[1] — June 7, 2008), also known as "Daboy", was a multi-awarded Filipino actor and producer. He came to prominence as an action star in the Philippine cinema during the 1980s up to the early 1990s.

rnandez was born in Manila, the son of film director Gregorio Fernandez.[2] Both his parents were from Lubao, Pampanga, which he considered his hometown.[3] He made his film debut at the age of three, appearing in Luksang Tagumpay (1956), which was directed by his father. He also appeared in another film of his father's, Emily (1960).
Fernandez started his active film career while a student at the University of Santo Tomas, when he was signed to a contract by Sampaguita Pictures in 1970.[2] He was first featured by Sampaguita Pictures in For Your Mama (1970), then paired with Connie Angeles in Sweet Matutina (1976). Fernandez spent the next few years in teenage parts until he made his breakthrough as an action star with Bitayin si Baby Ama (1976).[2] His viability as an action star was further enhanced with the box-office success of Ang Leon, Ang Tigre at ang Alamid (1979).[2]
Beginning with ..Baby Ama, a biopic of a well-known Filipino criminal, Fernandez specialized in portraying true-to-life characters. One of his notable action films is Markang Bungo (Skull Mark), a film based on a true story, where he portrayed the well-known Baguio City police officer Bobby Ortega, was released in 1992. From this film came a signature line of Fernandez's, "Walang personalan, trabaho lang" ("All business, nothing personal"), which has since been cited as among the most memorable quotes in Philippine cinema by QTV's Ang Pinaka television program.[4] Iligpit si Bobby Ortega, Markang Bungo 2 (Execute Bobby Ortega, Skull Mark 2) is a sequel that was released in 1995. Aside for portraying a real police officer, he was cast in the lead roles for the biopics of Filipino politicians Vincent Crisologo and Ping Lacson. In the film Lagalag: The Eddie Fernandez Story, he starred as Eddie Fernandez, a Filipino actor during the 1970s and the father of Pops Fernandez.
With the decline of production of Filipino action films during the 2000s, Fernandez turned to television roles. In the short-lived GMA Networksitcom Da Boy, en Da Girl, he starred opposite Rosanna Roces. He also played as a supporting role in other TV series in GMA like Twin Hearts and Atlantika. He was also the host of the docu-drama "Kasangga".

Ronnie Liang



Ronnie Liang (born January 31, 1985) is a Filipino singer. He is the former finalist of the popular reality-talent search franchise in the PhilippinesPinoy Dream Academy. He was the second runner-up next to Jay-R Siaboc, who is one of his closest friends from the said contest, and grand star dreamer Yeng ConstantinoHe sang the popular OPM hit "Ngiti" and is a mainstay of ABS-CBN's Sunday variety show ASAP 08.


Liang is the youngest of the seven children of a low-income family. Yet, despite this, he always dreamed of helping his family alleviate themselves from the plight of poverty. A diligent working student, he supported himself through college by working in a fastfood outlet and a video shop while studying at Holy Angel University in his hometown of Angeles City, Pampanga. All his sacrifices and hard work paid off as he graduated with a BS Education degree. He is Filipino-Chinese.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Joey Marquez

Joey Marquez (JoeyTsong), born on October 7, 1957 (native of MabalacatPampanga), is aFilipino actor and politician. His father is Artemio Marquez, Sr. and Teresita Esguera Perez. His siblings include Via Hoffman, Melanie Marquez and Babes Marquez. He was mayor ofParanaque CityPhilippines from 1995 to 2004, and ran but lost the congressional race in May 2004. Marquez will run again as Mayor of Paranaque City for 2010 elections, but he lost again as city Mayor in Paranaque.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Sheena Halili

Sheena Halili (born Sheena Yvette Castro Halili on January 16, 1986 in San FernandoPampangaPhilippines) is a Filipina actress. She became popular when she played the role of Monica in the 2007 series, MariMar.[1] She also became a Regal contract star because of Marimar.