2012 MISS WORLD Wenxia Yu

Miss World China Wenxia Yu, who won the 2012 Miss World title, said she would be glad to play a role in a Filipino movie.

She made the statement during a press conference held recently at the Manila Hotel’s Maynila Palace. Miss Yu was in town in connection with the celebration of the Chinese New Year. She visited several tourist destinations in Metro Manila, particularly Intramuros.

“I would like to see Boracay,” Miss Yu said. “I heard so much about it!”

She also appeared at the MOA Music Hall together with Miss World Philippines 2012 Queenierich Rehman.

Born on the Year of the Snake, 23-year-old Wenxia’s first love was music. During the presscon, she performed a Chinese song in a capella.

The Miss World Beauty Pageant has also been undertaking charitable projects. In the Philippines, for instance, at the Philippine General Hospital, Sunshine Sison, suffering a heart ailment, is being taken care of by the Miss World Beauty Pageant.

Juliana Morley, Miss World CEO said that they are providing Sunshine with all the necessary assistance.

“Beauty can be an effective tool for undertaking charitable projects,” Miss Morely said. “We leave, however, to the Miss World candidates, the charity they would like to undertake, and then we encourage and support them.”

The Miss World Philippines has also been launched for the 2013 Miss World Beauty pageant which will be held in Bali, Indonesia in September this year, this was announced by Miss Cory Quirino, franchise holder of the pageant in the Philippines.

She added that she is now working for the Philippines to host the beauty pageant. “We can do this only if we get support from the government.”

“It is an established fact that an international beauty pageant increases effectively the inflow of tourists to the host country,” Miss Quirino stressed.

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GMA Launches ‘Dapat Tama’ Theme Song 

In line with its advocacy campaign for the upcoming mid-term elections, GMA News and Public Affairs launched recently its anthem “Dapat Tama,” performed by rapper Gloc-9 and his protégé, Denise Barbacena.

First aired on GMA’s flagship primetime newscast “24 Oras” last Feb. 11, the “Dapat Tama” anthem and music video both stemmed from the collaborative efforts of GMA News and Public Affairs’ Dapat Tama team and Gloc-9 himself. The anthem is conceptualized to help the voting public discern what is wrong from what is right in the country’s electoral system. It further stresses the fact that doing what is wrong during the elections has long lasting repercussions that could affect the generations to come.

Hours before the launch of the anthem, the hashtag #DapatTama became the number two trending topic in the Philippines over the micro-blogging site Twitter.

“Para kasi sa akin, socially responsible ako sa mga desisyon na may kinalaman sa bansa, sa ating mga kababayan. Kaya naman kahit sa pamamagitan ng musika, sa mga bagay na kaya kong gawin, gusto kong makapag-contribute sa bayan,” shares Gloc-9, one of the many celebrities who helped to make the hashtag #MalingMali, also a part of GMA’s election advocacy campaign, trend on Twitter on Nov. 29 of last year.

Through the anthem, the Network aims to encourage not only the voters, but the candidates as well, to take a stand and choose to do what is morally right.

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Capitol Releases Grammy Nominees Album

Capitol Records, through PolyEast Records, released recently the 2013 Grammy Nominees Album which features 22 critically acclaimed hits from chart-topping artists from various genres. The album is now available in all record stores nationwide.

The album, released in time for the recently concluded 55th Grammy Awards, features big hits from artists like Coldplay, Katy Perry, Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Muse, Maroon 5, Wiz Khalifa, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Jack White, Carly Rae Jepsen, Ed Sheeran, Mumford and Sons, Frank Ocean and others.

Proceeds from the album benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the Grammy Foundation, two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy.

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Discover True Love This February

This month, discover and experience true love through the week-long TV special “Higit sa Lahat… Pag-ibig” of The 700 Club Asia. Stories straight from the heart will be tackled as The 700 Club Asia as it celebrates a higher kind of love this February.

Viewers will discover the many faces of love as the TV special showcases exciting and endearing stories of how hopelessness, poverty and sin were overcome by the power of genuine love in its many forms.

“Higit sa Lahat…Pag-ibig” is shown on GMA News TV and via webcast from Feb. 18 to 22 at 11 p.m.

The week-long TV special is made possible by PLDT, M. Lhuillier, i-Remit, OMF Literature, United Neon, MAFSI Catering, D’Empire Catering, SMCS, BBM Catering, Erlina Doce’s Catering, GIGA and AMAKO.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Feb. 18, go to Perla Bautista, Robert Campos, Ret. Judge Prudencio Altre Castillo, Christopher Michael A. Zamora, Lydia C. Tensuan, Norma Razo, Ester Banzon-Parungao, Rajhie Jade M. Tabor, Carlito Pascual, Dr. Bernadette Coden, Atty. Felipe “Jun” Medina, Arleen V. Asuncion, Clarence Jacob G. Martinez who turns 7 today, and Brenan Espartinez… Beginning today, this is the new Afternoon Prime lineup: “Eat Bulaga,” “Yesterday’s Bride,” “Bukod Kang Pinagpala,” “Forever,” “Paroa,” “Smile Dong Hae,” “24 Oras.”