tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311402765238034312024-03-13T12:43:45.454-07:00Pinoy Ako!Sa Puso, Sa Diwa at sa Gawa . . .Proud Filipinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602678718100424noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-10755540823099417482011-02-09T19:20:00.000-08:002011-02-12T02:22:53.804-08:00Sports Unlimited: The Azkals' 2-0 win<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2011/02/sports-unlimited-azkals-2-0-win.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe></div><a href="http://sportsunlimitedfromatoz.blogspot.com/2011/02/azkals-2-0-win.html?spref=bl">Sports Unlimited: The Azkals' 2-0 win</a>: "Football Renaissance: Over 25,000 flag-waving fans jam the Panaad Stadium stand to cheer the Phillippine Azkals in their match w..." Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-34572007389821856602010-12-02T14:26:00.000-08:002010-12-02T14:30:12.016-08:00Charice on NBC’s X’mas special in New York<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPgd30snGjI/AAAAAAAABQw/xR2JGTG0gsw/s1600/Charice.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPgd30snGjI/AAAAAAAABQw/xR2JGTG0gsw/s1600/Charice.jpeg" /></a>Filipina singer Charice Pempengco has been chosen to join a superstar lineup performing in NBC’s 13th “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special.<br />
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The annual tree-lighting extravaganza has become one of New York City’s most celebrated events for the past 76 years.<br />
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is 74 feet high, 40 feet in diameter, and weighs a whopping 12 tons.<br />
Made out of Norwegian spruce wood, it will be lighted by 30,000 “environ-friendly LED lights,” according to the Rockefeller website, which are strung on no less than five miles of wire.<br />
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At its crown, the Christmas tree will have a star made out of Swarovski crystal.<br />
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Considered a must-see attraction in New York City, the tree will be lighted on November 30, in a grand ceremony from 7p.m. to 9p.m., and will stay illuminated until January 2, 2011.<br />
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Charice, all of 18 years old, will be part of that ceremony. This makes the diminutive girl the first Filipino artist invited to perform at the annual New York City event.<br />
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Josh Groban, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Jessica Simpson, and Sheryl Crow are among those expected to take part in the musical spectacle.<br />
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Other artists invited to the event are Welsh classical singer Katherine Jenkins, Scottish pop singer Annie Lennox, Britain’s Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle, and 10-year-old opera singer Jackie Evancho of America’s Got Talent fame.<br />
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The dance group, Radio City Rockettes, is expected to kick off the holiday special that will feature a mix of current hits and holiday classics.<br />
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The Rockefeller Center plaza is a complex of 19 buildings spread over 22 acres of prime New York City real estate. Located between 48th and 51st streets in midtown Manhattan, the center was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1987.<br />
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According to the Rockefeller official website, the center was named after John Davison Rockefeller, “a major philanthropist and businessman” who lived from January 28, 1874 to May 11, 1960.<br />
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Charice admitted she was overwhelmed when told she had been invited to the lighting ceremony of the world-famous Christmas tree.<br />
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“<i>Parang nahulog naman ako sa upuan. Mabigat ang </i>lineup, <i>e. Nabigatan ako sa sarili ko, parang kailangan ng malupit-lupit na kanta dito,”</i> she said.<br />
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She added, like a kid, <i>“Biritan na ito!”</i><br />
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She also said, “Blessings <i>po </i>and thank you. <i>Sobra namang</i> good news. <i>May bakasyon na nga, may</i> good news <i>pa!</i>”<br />
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When asked what song she will perform for this high-profile event, the young girl said, “Actually, <i>iyon pa rin po ang pinag-uusapan namin. Isa po sa pinag-iisipan namin yung </i>‘The Christmas Song.’”<br />
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This classic was composed by Mel Torme and Bob Wells in 1944 during a particularly hot summer. At the time, according to the wikipedia, composer Torme said that writing the song was an effort “to stay cool by thinking cool.”<br />
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The great Nat King Cole recorded the song in 1946, and it joined the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.<br />
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Words go: Chestnuts roasting in an open fire/ Jack Frost nipping at your nose/ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir/ and folks dressed up like Eskimos/ Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe/ Help to make the season bright/ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow/ Will find it hard to sleep tonight.<br />
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They know that Santa’s on his way/ He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh/ And every mother’s child is gonna spy/ To see if reindeer really know how to fly.<br />
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Chorus: And so I’m offering this simple phrase/ To kids from one to ninety-two/ Although it’s been said many times/ Many times many ways, Merry Christmas to you.<br />
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It will be interesting to see how Charice interprets this classic. If, as she said, this is <i>“biritan na,</i>” that ups the ante on the singer’s versatility. After all, everyone knows it’s not enough for Charice to fly with those high notes. She also needs to hew to the classicism of a song known nearly the world over and to keep the song close to what Christmas believers hold dear.<br />
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Currently, Charice is in the Philippines after completing the Asian tour of David Foster and Friends, with sold-out concerts in Tokyo, Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta and Singapore.<br />
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The singer, who is the first Asian artist to land in the Top 10 of Billboard 200, received standing ovations for her performances, as did her fellow performers Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, Peter Cetera and The Canadian Tenors.<br />
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Charice also recently won the Icon of Tomorrow title in J-14 magazine’s Teen Icon Awards, beating teen stars Bella Thorne, Bridgit Mendler, Frankie Jonas, and Greyson Chance from the U.S. and Cody Simpson from Australia.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Story courtesy of Jocelyn Dimaculangan of Philippine Entertainment Portal or PEP)</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-63038239930820760682010-12-02T01:14:00.001-08:002010-12-02T05:31:23.145-08:00Pinoy Ako!<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 0px;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2010/12/pinoy-ako.html" style="border: medium none; height: 80px; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPdjcWkwQMI/AAAAAAAABPg/MyanydrXAG4/s1600-h/pinoy%20ako%20Logo%20-%20%20Logo_05_THUMBNAIL%5B11%5D.jpg"><img alt="pinoy ako Logo - Logo_05_THUMBNAIL" border="0" height="347" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPdjfe10YBI/AAAAAAAABPo/kqlcczW7boM/pinoy%20ako%20Logo%20-%20%20Logo_05_THUMBNAIL_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="pinoy ako Logo - Logo_05_THUMBNAIL" width="377" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-81322244100085032112010-12-01T23:28:00.000-08:002010-12-01T23:33:37.129-08:00Pinoys in NCAA Basketball<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2010/12/pinoys-in-ncaa-basketball.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe></div><div class="replybodytext"> <div id="reply_body_butch0523:reviews:1980+0" class="replybodytext">WITH Midnight Madness basketball or the start of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball season upon us, there’ll be plenty of reasons for Pinoy basketball fans to tune in.<br><br>While there were only 25 Asians of the 5,100 NCAA college basketball players playing in major division I basketball, according to the NCAA Student-Athlete Ethnicity Report for the 2008-2009 year, there are a handful of players of Filipino descent to watch this upcoming college basketball year.<br><br>Basketball is among the more popular sports in the Philippines and many hardcore Filipino fans hope to see one of their own develop to either make it to the NBA or help be part of a revamped Philippine National team trying to make it to the Olympics.<br><br>Here are a few standout players of Filipino descent in the upcoming NCAA basketball season:<br><br>Christian Standhardinger, University of Nebraska<br><br>Christian Standhardinger, originally of Munich, Germany, is half-Filipino and German. His mother is Filipino.<br><br>The 6’9", 215 pound small forward is entering his second season at the University of Nebraska. In his first year for the Huskers, he averaged 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while hitting 40.9 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from long range despite missing half the season due to an NCAA ruling. He scored 25 points against Iowa State University.<br><br>Prior to joining the Huskers, Standhardinger earned a reputation of being a tough-nosed competitor with an ability to score from anywhere on the court in Germany, according to his University of Nebraska bio. His bio describes him as a player with "good size to play small forward and possesses a solid basketball IQ." He was a member of the German Junior National Team. ESPN scouts described him "a good athlete that runs the floor well and he finishes plays in transition and well as in the half court with his length and athletic ability."<br><br>Standhardinger plays in a very competitive division, the Big 12. He’ll be competing against perennially ranked schools like Kansas, Kansas St. and Texas. <br><br>Maverick Ahanmisi, University of Minnesota<br><br>Maverick (Rick) Ahanmisi from Tarzana, Ca. is half-Filipino and half-Nigerian. He speaks fluent Filipino.<br><br>Considered to be one the "premier guards" in Southern California he committed to play for the University of Minnesota, which is ranked 25th nationally.<br><br>In high school in Golden Valley and Stoneridge Prep in Tarzana, the 6’2", 175 pound point guard averaged 20 points a game. According to the Signal, he left Golden Valley High School as its all-time leading scorer and 3-point shooter. In his senior year at Golden Valley, he scored 41 points against Foothill High in what they considered one of the greatest playoff performances in Santa Clarita Valley history.<br><br>Upon signing him, Golden Gophers coachTubby Smith said, "Maverick is a very good shooter from the perimeter and will help us by stretching the defense."<br><br>Ahanmisi’s AAU coach Bob Gottlieb said of him, "He’s the best end-of-game scorer that I’ve had in 45 years of coaching. He’s great in the open court and in a half-court offense. He sees the court very well."<br><br>Stephen "Scuba" Holt, St. Mary’s<br><br>Holt is half-Filipino. The 6’ 4", 195-pounder is entering his first year at St. Mary’s after being considered one of the top point guard prospects in the West for the class of 2010, according to ESPN.<br><br>Holt from Portland, Oregon Jesuit High School, averaged 12.7 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game as a senior. He led his high school team to its second straight Oregon Division 6A state title, scoring 23 points in the title game. The team finished with a 25-2 record. He was named the 2010 Oregon Division 6A State Player of the Year for the second straight season.<br><br>Scout.com said Holt is a "quick young point with good vision and feel for the game. Capable shooter and solid decision-maker."<br><br>ESPN wrote Holt is a true point guard with ideal size, strength, speed, and quickness to play at the highest level and he’s fundamentally sound.<br><br>Other players of Filipino descent playing in either Division I, II or III include Jordan Sanvictores, a 6’6" center from the University of Redlands; Chris Newsome, a 6’2" point guard at the New Mexico Highlands University; Matt Rosser, a 6’4" combo guard/ small forward at Cal Poly Pomona; and Isiah Umipig, a 6’1" point guard at Cal State Fullerton. n<br> </div> <div id="reply_body_butch0523:reviews:1980+0" class="replybodytext"><span style="font-size: x-small"><i>Joseph Pimentel | AJPress Los Angeles <br>( Published October 16, 2010 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. A12 ) </i></span></div></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-70794934452484204712010-12-01T16:17:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:17:39.045-08:00Philippine Normal University are Chorale champions in Indonesia<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Aside from being the grand champion, the PNU Chorale emerged as category winners in Mixed Voices-Historical, Mixed Voices-Free Program and Mixed Voices-Young Adult. It also placed third in the Folk Song category.<br />
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The PNUC members first competed on July 30. They sang “La Guerre” and “Ama Namin” for the historical category and “Ove Lass Il Bel Viso,” “Que Rico E” and “Everybody Dance Now” for the free program.<br />
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On the following day, they sang two Filipino folk songs – “Day Baling” and “Tarimbaba Punjungan” plus an Indonesian folk song, “Gai Bintang.” In the young adult category, they sang “Aba Po Santa Mariang Reyna,” “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel” and another Filipino folk song, “Pok Pok Alimpako.”<br />
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Several members of the PNUC even had a “Meet the Jury” session on August 1. They were able to talk to the judges and ask for comments on their performances.<br />
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PNUC member Melissa Regaya said the choir was ecstatic when they were judged winners in 3 categories.<br />
“Our choir was ecstatic,” she . “We prayed to say thanks and our conductor reminded us that if before whenever we sang in each category eh, it’s like we’re praying to God to help us and be with us. Now na we won, we will sing in the championship round, we are singing to praise God and give thanks for His help and blessings.”<br />
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They then sang thrice in the championship round.<br />
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The 1st ITB International Choir Competition, also called the Festival Paduan Suara Institut Teknologi Bandung (FPS ITB), is the biggest and most awaited national choral event in Indonesia. It has been held biennially since 1968 in the national level. It became an international choral tilt in 2010.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> Source: Good News Pilipinas</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-39979729557175408062010-12-01T16:13:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:13:33.539-08:00Philippine Madrigal Singers wins new honor in Italy<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPbkm-O5PLI/AAAAAAAABPE/YuVMwJkkBFc/s1600/madrigal_singers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPbkm-O5PLI/AAAAAAAABPE/YuVMwJkkBFc/s1600/madrigal_singers.jpg" /></a>The Philippine Madrigal Singers was conferred the Guidoneum Award 2010 by the Fondazione Guido d’ Arezzo.<br />
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The awarding was held after the gala concert of the Madz at the closing of the 58th International Choral Competition held in Arezzo, Italy.<br />
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The country’s premier singing group was honored for “the artistic and choral promotion activity that they carried out after they won the European Grand Prix in Choral Singing in 2007.”<br />
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The Madz’s choir director Mark Anthony Carpio received the award from Francesco Lusi, the president of the Fondazione Guido d’Arezzo. He said: “The Foundation has followed attentively and with great pleasure the fruitful activities of the Philippine Madrigal Singers and is grateful for all that they have done for the choral world.”<br />
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The Madz is the only choir in the world to win the Grand Prix in two consecutive years, 2006 and 2007 in one of the top global choral competitions.<br />
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The Philippine Madrigal Singers was formed at the University of the Philippines nearly 50 years ago by National Artist Andrea O. Veneracion. The concept then was for the mixed group to specialize in the madrigal, a music form that originated in Italy during the Renaissance.<br />
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The Madrigal’s strong point are their adeptness in church music, show tunes, Filipino songs and pop. In fact, the Madz latest CD release, Madz In Love is a collection of love songs in various pop forms.<br />
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Arezzo was the first leg of the Madz’s 2010 European tour. They will also be performing in other cities in Europe like Rome, Milan, Vienna, Prague, Berlin and others. They also did two songs, I Will Sing Forever and I Can Tell The World during an audience with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(Story courtesy of Baby A. Gil of Philippine Star)</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-23417623983816266062010-12-01T16:10:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:10:19.553-08:00UST Singers win 2010 Choir of the World title in WalesThe University of Sto. Tomas Singers made history on Saturday when they bagged the Choir of the World- Luciano Pavarotti Grand Prize at the 2010 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, in Wales, UK — the oldest and most prestigious choir competition in the world.<br />
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</tbody></table>The group has earned many awards and recognition internationally but the newest title is very special for the group. It won the same award in 1995, making it the first and only Filipino and Asian choir to win the celebrated award twice.<br />
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The Choir of the World competition (COTW), which is the highlight of the festival, is exclusive for the 1st prize winners of 5 major choir categories: Mixed Choir, Chamber Choir, All-Male Choir, All-Female Choir and Barbershop/Close Harmony Choir.<br />
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The UST Singers won the top prize in the Mixed Choir Category, which qualified the group for the COTW competition.<br />
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In the COTW competition, the UST Singers triumphed over 4 champion choirs: the Cywair Choir of Wales, winner of the Chamber Choir category and also a Choir of the World winner in 2005; the White Rossettes Choir of England, winner of Barbershop/Close Harmony Choir; Cantabile Choir of Limburg, Germany , winner of the All-Male Choir Category, and the Chanterelles Choir of England, the winner of All-Female choir.<br />
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The COTW trophy is named after the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who started his career as a singer at the same Llangollen International Musical Eistedfodd stage in 1955 when he was a choirboy in an All-Male Choir in Modena, Italy. His choir emerged as the All-Male Choir Champion in the same competition in 1955. The Pavarotti name was added to the COTW title in 2005.<br />
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The University of Santo Tomas Singers was founded in 1992. It is a mixed choral ensemble composed of a select group of students and alumni representing the different colleges and faculties of the oldest university in Asia.<br />
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The group, under the baton of Prof. Fidel G. Calalang Jr., is completing its tour in some European cities before returning to the Philippines.<br />
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Meanwhile, another entry from the Philippines, the DLSU Chorale, also won 2nd place in the Chamber Choirs category.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: Good News Pilipinas</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-2015298366819281112010-12-01T15:59:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:00:18.254-08:00Pagsanjan troupe shine in World Folk Dance Festival<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>The Sining Katutubo Dance Assembly (SIKADA) from Pagsanjan, Laguna recently bagged both the silver and bronze medals in the recent Cheonan Heungtaryeong International Dance Festival held in Cheonan City, South Korea.<br />
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The country’s sole entry to the dance tilt, SIKADA showcased Ifugao and Igorot tribal dances from the Cordilleras. The troupe is a cultural awareness project of Laguna Gov. E.R. Ejercito and Pagsanjan Mayor Girlie Ejercito.<br />
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The group won second place in the world championship folk dance category and third place in the street dancing category participated in by 75 entries from 23 nations.<br />
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SIKADA is the only Asian group that made it to the top three winners. It is also the group’s first stint in an international competition.<br />
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According to Gov. Ejercito, the victory has rekindled the pride not only among Laguneños but also among the Filipino people.<br />
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He said the troupe has succeeded in the transference of indigenous dance and music traditions from their ancient origins to the stage without sacrificing authenticity.<br />
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The 30-member delegation was led by SIKADA chair and president Delto Abarquez, Jr., who is also Laguna’s International Trade Relations Officer.<br />
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The group’s participation in the competition is also supported by the Department of Tourism, the Philippine Bayanihan National Dance Company and local government units in Laguna.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: Good News Pilipinas</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-18906913511765564342010-12-01T08:44:00.000-08:002010-12-01T14:55:46.599-08:00Pinoy math wizards win 31 medals in South Korea<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2010/12/pinoy-math-wizards-win-31-medals-in.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe></div>Filipino math wizards again showed their mastery of numbers by bagging 31 medals including 2 team gold medals at the International Math Competition (IMC) held in South Korea on July 25 to 29.<br><br>The entire Philippine team bagged 2 golds, 1 silver, 28 bronzes, and 11 merit awards, said Dr. Simon Chua, head of the RP delegation and president of the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild-Philippines (MTG), and Rechilda Villame, MTG vice president.<br><br>MTG, an organization of math experts, trains Filipino students for math competitions abroad.<br><br>The two gold medals were won by Philippine Teams A and B in the elementary division of the contest, dubbed Korea Elementary Mathematics International Competition (KEMIC). They also won a bronze medal in the group contest.<br><br>“We are delighted about the great showing of our Filipino students in the contest,” said Dr. Chua.<br>Members of elementary Team A of the Philippines include: Jason Joseph Fernandez of San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City, Kaye Janelle Yao of Grace Christian College, and Ma. Czarina Angela Lao and Vince Benedict Say, both of Saint Jude Catholic School.<br><br>Elementary Team B members, on the other hand, are: Raymond Joseph Fadri of San Beda College Alabang, Andrew Brandon Ong of Chiang Kai Shek College, Austin Edrich Chua of Saint Jude Catholic School, and Nathaniel Joshua Balete of Philippine Institute of Quezon City.<br><br>In the high school division, dubbed Korea Invitational World Youth Mathematics Inter-City Competition,<br>Team A of the Philippines won a silver medal in the team contest. Members of this team include: Janssen Lawrence Chan, Michelin Ang, Camille Tyrene Dee and Sarah Jane Cua.<br><br><span style="font-size: x-small"><i>Posted from Good News Pilipinas </i></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-59148990469129408202010-12-01T08:37:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:00:31.613-08:00Pinoys win Golds in World Robot Olympiad<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2010/12/pinoys-win-golds-in-world-robot.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe></div><a style="margin-bottom: 1em; float: left; clear: left; margin-right: 1em" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPZ5uKAtbNI/AAAAAAAABO4/2qTf3xQawnY/s1600/technolgy+nrobots.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPZ5uKAtbNI/AAAAAAAABO4/2qTf3xQawnY/s1600/technolgy+nrobots.jpeg"></a><br>The Philippines won two gold medals and numerous other awards in the World Robot Olympiad at the SMX Convention Center in Manila.<br><br>In facing 22 foreign countries participating in the International Olympiad, the Philippines – represented by 10 teams comprising 56 members from different private and public schools proved to the world the Filipino is formidable in technological skills and expertise.<br><br>Grace Christian College in Quezon City and Dr. Yanga’s College in Bulacan each won a gold medal in the elementary and junior high school levels of the Open Category.<br><br>In the elementary open category, with students from the Grace Christian College (GCC) in Quezon City winning the top prize. Another Philippine team, the Spurgeon School Foundation, got a trophy and certificate for placing 6th in the same category.<br><br>In the open category for high school, apart from Dr. Yanga’s College in Bulacan bagging the team gold, two other Philippine teams got trophies for placing 3rd and 4th, and they were composed of students from the International School (IS) of Manila and the GCC, respectively.<br><br>In the regular category for elementary where competitors took control of their robots to play the game Tour of the Philippines, a Philippine team from West Rembo Elementary School bagged bronze, and another from Tibagan High School in Makati placed 5th.<br><br>Two Philippine teams, one of which is from Makati Science High School, placed 7th and 8th in the regular category for Junior High School where competitors controlled their robots in playing the traditional Filipino game “Tumbang Preso.”<br><br>In the senior high regular category, where competitors played the tradition Filipino game “Palo Sebo” through their robots, the Philippines sent no team to compete as Science and Technology Undersecretary Fortunato dela Peña said the country does not have a senior high school in the standard Philippine school curriculum.<br><br>Dr. Ester Ogena, director of the Department of Science and Technology’s Science Education Institution (SEI), said the fact that Philippines teams – even those from public schools which usually operate on a limited budget – won several awards in the international competition “simply implies that our students are getting better in programming robots which requires analysis, manipulation skills, problem solving and others.”<br><br>“this, establishes the pride of the Filipino people in the world community of nations,” she added.<br><br>The Philippines has won the right to host the competition having previously won two gold medals, two silvers, and a bronze over seven years of competing in the WRO.<br><br><span style="font-size: x-small"><i>posted from good news pilipinas</i></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-52730430664971769402010-12-01T08:27:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:01:09.267-08:00RP Math aces score 99.7% to top Australian Math Title<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2010/12/rp-math-aces-score-997-to-top.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe></div>Four Filipino math whiz kids had identical scores of 99.7 percent, joining 65 other students worldwide who topped the 2010 Australian Mathematics Competition.<br><br>The following top-performing Filipino students were Nathaniel Ryan Ang, of Xavier School in San Juan, Metro Manila; and Seanne Daphne Ang, Mikaela Angelina Uy and Carmela Antoinette Lao, all of St. Jude Catholic School in Manila.<br><br><a style="margin-bottom: 1em; float: left; clear: left; margin-right: 1em" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPZ4AnRdhqI/AAAAAAAABO0/RbtmpZk3SRo/s1600/math.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vcNRk_Rr5gk/TPZ4AnRdhqI/AAAAAAAABO0/RbtmpZk3SRo/s1600/math.jpg"></a>Prof. Peter Taylor, the executive director of the Australian Mathematics Trust (AMT), the University of Canberra-based group, which has been conducting the AMC since 1976 said the competition drew about 400,000 participants from at least 40 countries.<br><br>The other medalists are from Australia, 23; Singapore, 7; Taiwan, 5; Hong Kong and New Zealand, 4 each; Malaysia, Indonesia, Bulgaria, and South Africa, 3 each; Thailand and India, both with 2; and China and South Korea, 1 each, the organizers said.<br><br>Seven other Filipino students won Prize Awards, which are given to contestants within the top 1 percent of the AMC: Adrian Reginald Sy, of St. Jude Catholic School; Lorems Yrol Pedeglorio, of the Butuan City SPED Center; Philip Christian Gelera, of UP Integrated School; Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa, of PAREF-Westbridge School; Farell Eldrian Wu, of MGC New Life Christian Academy; Kaye Janelle Yao, of Grace Christian College; and Samuel Christian Ong, of UNO High School.<br><br>Fifty other Filipinos got certificates of high distinction for being within the top 2 percent of the AMC.<br><br>They were Andrew Lawrence Sy, Keefe Collin Tan, Janssen Lawrence Chan, Jinger Chong, Matthew Angelo Isidro, Andrea Jaba, Austin Eldrich Chua and Vince Benedict Say, all of St. Jude Catholic School; Jan Joshua Cruz, of Pasig Catholic College; John Thomas Chuatak, Gabriel Pua, Shamina Sharlyne Liao, Hans Markson Tan and Thomas Spencer Balete, all of St. Stephen’s High School; Bonn Leif Amalia and Lord Danly Mafe, both of Colegio San Agustin-Biñan;<br><br>Lance Christopher Lelis, of Blessed Lights International Christian Academy; Shaquille Wyan Que, Jeremy Vance Yap and Deany Hendrick Cheng, all of Grace Christian College; Clyde Wesley Ang, of Chiang Kai Shek College; Xavier Jefferson Go, of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School; Christopher Joseph Magno, of Falcon Learning Center; Errol John Suarez, of Bicol University-Integrated Laboratory School; Mark Christopher Uy, Mario Antonio Ongkiko and Ethan Zachary Chua, all of Xavier School;<br><br>Jason Joseph Fernandez, Niel Benjamin Kho, Amiel Sy, Dale Wilson Garcia II, Ma. Moper Donaleigh Nuñez and Reina Jiana Reynoso, all of the Philippine Science High School; Frederick Matthew Corpuz, of Colegio San Agustin-Makati; Gabriel Angelo Estampador, of San Beda College-Alabang; Andrew Brandon Ong, Henry Jefferson Morco, Geovin Dexter Uy, all of Chiang Kai Shek College; Edward Joseph Ofilada, of Ateneo de Manila University;<br><br>John Angel Aranas, of Makati Science High School; Raymart Caasi, of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila; Kevin Clyde Chu, of Sacred Heart School of Jesuits; Francis Daelo, of Malayan Colleges-Laguna; Kevin Christopher Catbagan and Steven Matthew Cheng, both of UP Diliman; Jasper John Segismundo, of Pasig Catholic College; Patrick Allen Tanada, of Pembo Elementary School; Francis Concepcion, of Philippine Cultural College-Main; and Christopher Rabi, of Cebu Eastern College.<br><br>Mathematics Trainers’ Guild co-founders Dr. Simon Chua and Prof. Rechilda Villame both cited the top-performing students for having “repeatedly made the country proud with their achievements.”<br><br>Last year, Julius Vincent Sy, a student of St. Stephen’s High School, got a perfect score in the AMC.<br><br>Sy was one of only 20 students worldwide who scored 100 percent in the 2009 edition of the AMC, which is administered here by MTG and the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology.<br><br><span style="font-size: x-small"><i>Posted on October 24th, 2010 <br>under The Good Balita </i></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-5120025932434030222010-11-25T16:22:00.000-08:002010-12-02T15:28:27.744-08:00Sid Lucero recognized at Int’l Emmy Awards in NY<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Acclaimed Filipino actor Sid Lucero failed to snag the country’s first golden statue at the 38th International Emmy Awards in New York, but took home a gold medal held.<br />
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English actor Bob Hoskins (“Hook,” “Who Framed Roger Rabit”), considered by Sid as one of his most admired personalities, bagged the “Best Performance by an Actor” trophy for his role on “The Street.” He topped other fellow nominees Leonardo Sbaraglia of Argentina and Sebastian Koch of Germany.<br />
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Sid, the first Filipino actor to ever be nominated in that category, nevertheless received a gold medal from the award-giving body for his intense portrayal of Red Ramirez in the similarly nominated series, “Dahil May Isang Ikaw.”<br />
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In an interview a day before the awards night aired on ABS-CBN’s “Balitang America,” Sid expressed his gratitude over the recognition.<br />
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“Para sa inyo naman talaga ‘yung ginagawa naming trabaho eh, so siguro ito (medal) ‘yung pinakamalaking thank you na naibigay ng buong Pilipinas sa’kin.<br />
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“This means that I’m doing my job well enough for the world to realize that we do, as in the Philippines, our industry has what it takes given its limitations,” he said.<br />
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“Dahil May Isang Ikaw,” directed by Jerry Lopez-Sineneng and Richie del Carmen, likewise lost to Portugal’s “My Love” for “Best Telenovela.”<br />
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With the many accolades that the country and its artists have been receiving, Sid—the 2008 Thessaloniki (Greece) International Festival’s Best Actor for the film “Selda”—believes that, “We have a chance to make a dent in this industry worldwide, despite the limitations that we have.”<br />
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“Ano pa kaya kung mabigyan tayo ng mas malaking budget? Or mas maraming oras? Ano pa kaya?” he maintained.<br />
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Although an esteemed actor in the Philippines, Sid also looked forward during his New York trip to meet “everyone who has made it, it’s like an inspiration to all the actors.”<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Story courtesy of Rowena Joy Sanchez of Manila Bulletin)</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-27525816870194332922010-10-02T14:36:00.000-07:002010-12-02T15:21:37.128-08:00Pinoy kid is Holland’s rising singing star<div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 0px;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://proudpilipino.blogspot.com/2010/12/pinoy-kid-is-hollands-rising-singing.html" style="border: medium none; height: 80px; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Even if he failed to win in Holland’s Got Talent, a Dutch-Pinoy is the new rising star in Holland.<br />
Kim Regasa has been dubbed by the media as the “mini Michael Jackson” of Holland.<br />
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Making it among the 9 finalists from the 4,000 who auditioned in the British reality talent-search franchise owned by Simon Cowell, Regasa easily became a crowd favorite.<br />
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At the audition, the very popular Dutch judge named Gordon praised Regasa and suggested he sounded like the young Michael Jackson.<br />
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So, Regasa’s mother immediately changed his repertoire and searched for Jackson Five songs.<br />
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Come semi-finals, when he sang “Who’s Loving You” by the Jackson Five, the crowd and the 3 judges stood up and gave Regasa the longest standing ovation on the show.<br />
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The following day, Regasa was all over the news, and the media aptly dubbed him as the “mini Michael Jackson” of Holland.<br />
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But Regasa did not bag the title in the finals as tenor Martin Hurkens received the most text votes, winning the top prize in Holland’s Got Talent 2010.<br />
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Because he’s still very young, failure did not wreck Regasa’s night and the days ahead.<br />
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According to him, singing was just like playing. It’s, in fact, a hobby and a past-time that he spends with his Filipina mother Mabel.<br />
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It’s no wonder then that from all the contestants in Holland’ Got Talent, Regasa had been praised for his good poise and steady calm on stage.<br />
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American judge Dan Karaty found him as a real star material and a born entertainer.<br />
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Even if he did not win, Regasa is very happy with what he has achieved, and also because he was able to showcase his Pinoy talent to the Dutch viewers.<br />
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<i>“Talagang ano masaya talaga ako tapos yung </i>family<i> ko sa Pilipinas nanood sila sa </i>YouTube<i>, maganda talaga,</i>” Regasa said.<br />
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Regasa said he was not disappointed for losing after such a promising start and smooth sailing to the finals.<br />
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“<i>Hindi po,</i> never mind<i> lang po</i>,” Regasa said.<br />
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Regasa was better known as a Dutch-Filipino contestant because he always mentions that he was born in the Philippines.<br />
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“He’s born there so he can be proud of where he comes from, that’s why I always tell him and my daughter also. Don’t forget where you came from. Even if we live in Holland, you’re still a <i>Pinoy,</i>” Regasa’s father Carlo de Blank said.<br />
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Regasa’s sentimental attachment to the Philippines could have been the result of his closeness with Mabel, who taught him how to sing.<br />
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Mabel, who hails from Lucena, Quezon, was also a singer, and it was during her singing stint in Singapore that she met Carlo.<br />
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Mabel says that in her youth, she was an “amateur.” She used to join all amateur singing contests just so she can earn money to help feed her poor family.<br />
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<i>“Kinakailangan mong kumanta para may maitulong ka sa pamilya. May</i> time <i>pa nga ang </i>amateur <i>nasa bundok, sasakay ka pa sa paragos para marating mo yung </i>singing contest<i> na yun. Yun ang buhay ng amateurista na natutuwa naman ako na hindi naransan ni </i>Kim,” Mabel said.<br />
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Regasa’s education is still the family’s priority, which is why Carlo and Mabel have put a strict limit as to the bookings of their son which have now started to pour in.<br />
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Many fans of Regasa have posted video clips of his performances at Holland’s Got Talent on YouTube.<br />
Is this a sign that it will be possible for Regasa to trek the same road travelled by the now famous Charice?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Story courtesy of Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau)</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531140276523803431.post-74146945354111982062010-07-05T15:23:00.000-07:002010-12-02T16:14:18.570-08:00Pinoy singer conquers America's Got Talent stageMANILA, Philippines -A part-time Filipino student and shipping worker from Mandaue City is quietly making a name for himself after wowing judges of the hit American reality search America's Got Talent.<br />
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Luigi Seno, 20, played guitar and sang a bluesy version of Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning", winning praise from the AGT judges and loud applause from the audience. <br />
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</tbody></table>"Luigi, you have a really cool, relaxed style. Fantastic," said judge Sharon Osbourne. <br />
Judge Howie Mandel said Seno looked shy, "like a young kid", when he walked out on the AGT stage with his guitar. <br />
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"As soon as you started strumming on that guitar, you, like, opened up. You are truly a great entertainer. If you had an album right now, I'd be listening to you in my car. I would be," he said. <br />
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Third judge Piers Morgan, on the other hand, said it was not just Seno's talent that got his attention but his undeniable charm. <br />
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"I'll tell you what it is. It's not just that you're a good guitar player, or that you're a very comfortable singer and a good singer, it's the fact that you've got this charm about you, which I think is going to go a long way," he said.<br />
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All three judges voted Seno into the next round, with the chance to win the US$1 million grand prize. <br />
In an interview before his performance, Seno said he was born and raised in the Philippines before his family moved to California 8 years ago. <br />
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His parents described him as shy but with a passion for singing. "He practices every day. I'm so blessed," said Seno's mom.<br />
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Seno said his family inspired him to join the competition. "They brought me here to get a better life. It was really tough back in the Philippines so I just want to give back to them," he said. <br />
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America's Got Talent is a British-owned American reality television series created by Simon Cowell on the NBC television network.<br />
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A local version of the show "<i>Pilipinas</i> Got Talent" recently ended its first season, with singer Jovit Baldivino winning the top prize.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0