outsider’s take on what Filipinos may take for granted or miss,” she added. Also debuting a new face on ANC is Gametime, a 30-minute sports newscast airing weekdays at 9:30 p.m. featuring sports highlights, game recaps, exclusive interviews, and interactive segments presented by upcoming anchor Migs Bustos, a commentator for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and contributes stories to Channel 2’s news program Bandila and articles and analysis to ABS-CBN’s online sports hub, sports.abs-cbn.com. He began his young and promising broadcast career as sports analyst for ABS-CBN S+A sports channel’s The Score, DZMM’s Fastbreak, and ANC’s Hardball, before venturing into news casting as an anchor for ANC Headlines. Meanwhile, ANC is also introducing a primetime edition of The Bureau, which offers a comprehensive take on international news and events with reports from worldwide news resources. At the helm of the 7 p.m. edition is Ron Cruz, while Karmina Constantino remains on the 4 p.m. telecast. Ron is one of ANC’s most loyal anchors, having been with the channel for 21 years. For his new assignment Ron hopes to address the demand of viewers for more global news and stories. “The world is getting really small and Filipinos want to know what’s happening around the world that directly affects their lives and can affect their businesses here,” he explained. ABS-CBN Integrated News head Ging Reyes said there are more to come for the channel in 2017 as they further strengthen ANC’s business and political content and programming, and produce more live events like their ANCX series. “We in ABS-CBN never tire of innovating. We are always restless. We always challenge ourselves to do better. The spirit of adapting to change and delivering what our viewers need continues this year,” she said. ANC, deemed as the gold standard in Philippine news, has been a partner and the go-to news source of the country’s business leaders and decision-makers for more than two decades. For more information, visit news.abs-cbn.com/anc, or follow ANC on Facebook (https://www. facebook.com/ANCalerts) and Twitter (@ANCalerts).
Isah V. Red, Editor Nickie Wang, Writer isahred@gmail.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017
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HE ABS-CBN news channel on cable introduced Annalisa Burgos and Migs Bustos to the members of the press in a lunch do last week. Burgos joins the team of Early Edition anchored by TJ Manotoc with Paolo Abrera, Michelle Ong, and Christian Esguerra at 5:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. The show is the first major assignment for international news anchor Annalisa, the latest addition to ANC’s formidable roster of journalists. The Los Angeles-born journalist brings with her over 17 years of experience, covering the news, business, and lifestyle beats in the USA and later in Asia for organizations like Channel NewsAsia, HGTV, Forbes, CNBC, and Bloomberg. Annalisa shared why she decided to continue her career in the Philippines and with ANC, which happens to be the only English language 24/7 news channel in the Philippines that is broadcast internationally. “I admire the company’s journalistic reputation and commitment to informing Filipinos across the world. I grew up watching The Filipino Channel and learned Tagalog by watching it with my grandmother. So many Filipino immigrants rely on ABSCBN to stay connected to their motherland and I’m honored to be part of this tradition,” she explained. Annalisa revealed that as someone new in the country, she is also able to give a fresh perspective on issues. “I like to challenge the way people see things, so expect to see different points of view. I offer an
Sportscaster Migs Bustos
ABS-CBN Integrated News head Ging Reyes
Senior news anchor Ron Cruz
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‘Bhoy Intsik’ star is
Sinag Maynila Best Actor
RAYMOND Francisco bagged the Best Actor award for his performance as a gay thief with a heart in Joel Lamangan’s Bhoy Intsik during the Sinag Maynila 2017 Awards Night on March 12 at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura. In his acceptance speech, Raymond literally cried with happiness as he admitted that after all these years in the acting profession (he’s theater actor before becoming a TV commercial director and actor for film and television), this Sinag Maynila trophy is his very first acting award, so it was so special to him and felt so overwhelmed that his triumph to bag the Best Actor award did not immediately sink in, forgetting many people to thank for in his emotional speech onstage. He even personally checked the envelope that read his name as the winner, “Baka mamaya, ma-LaLaLand ako, na nag-i-speech na, hindi pala ako ang winner! This is a big deal for me since it’s my firs time to win an award. I was already acting since prep, in school stage plays,” says a tearful Raymond. Raymond said the award would give him more inspiration to hone his craft as an actor. “I also dedicate this to my superb director Joel Lamangan, all the hardworking staff of Bhoy Intsik, my staff in Frontrow Entertainment, as well as my tribute to the LGBT community,” he added. Bhoy Intsik also won the Sinag Box Office Award for being the most
International news anchor Annalisa Burgos
Film and stage actor Raymond Francisco shows off his Sinag Maynila Best Actor trophy
blockbuster film among the entries, and had numerous nominations in various categories. Raymond tied as Best Actor with Kristofer King for Kristo. The jury members of the Full Length Competition of the three-year indie film festival were composed of French film critic and historian Max Tessier, Filipino film critic Oggs Cruz, and Film Development Council of the Philippines Chair Liza Diño-Seguerra.
FROM Pilipinas Got Talent to We Love OPM, Kaye Cal has come a long way and is now ready to unleash her acoustic soul as she launches her first solo album under Star Music. Kaye initially went mainstream as the lead vocalist of Ezra Band, a Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 grand finalist. She has eventually emerged as a solo performer, doing covers in her YouTube channel, recording singles for Star Music’s OPM Fresh and Himig Handog, and being part of Nyoy Volante’s team in We Love OPM. Kaye’s self-titled album has nine tracks with two originals, three covers and four bonus hits. She composed the two original songs, “Rosas” and “Mahal Ba Ako ng Mahal Ko.” This album also includes some of her popular covers like all-time OPM favorites “Why Can’t It Be”, “Ikaw Lang”, and a song collaboration with Maya and Michael Pangilinan, “Kung Ako Na Lang Sana”. It features bonus tracks such as her greatest hits “Walang Iba”, a song originally sung by Ezra Band, and “Isang Araw”, her single under Star Music’s OPM Fresh album compilation. Kaye’s song “Nyebe”, part of Himig Handog’s P-Pop Love Songs for 2016, is also part of the album alongside “Give Me a Chance”, a single included in the successful soundtrack of the TV series, Til I Met You. Her songs in this album will surely become romantic hits as what the singer-guitarist has achieved in her previous acoustic covers. Kaye, who hails from Davao del Sur, is a proud lesbian and member of the LGBT community. She has been making waves in the music industry with her soulful and uniquely ‘masculine’ singing voice. Kaye Cal, produced by Rox Santos, is available at all record bars nationwide for only P199. Digital tracks may be downloaded on online music stores such as iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify. For more information, visit Starmusic.ph or follow Star Music’s official social media accounts at Facebook.com/starmusicph, Twitter.com/starrecordsph and Instagram.com/ starmusicph.
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