In the spirit of staying at home and staying healthy, Vitasoy recently launched Vitasoy Milky Town, an online hub where you can discover entertaining and informative content about Vitasoy Plus Milky. Visitors can enjoy a milky adventure with the website’s various recipe tutorial videos and fun games, and even win prizes in the weekly raffle draws.
Vitasoy’s Milky Town website features engaging content such as recipe videos, health and kitchen tips, and raffle draws.
Engage with celebrities and online content creators
Have fun browsing Vitasoy’s neighborhood-themed site and entertaining content at the comfort of your homes. Check out the houses of Milky Town “neighbors” like Vitasoy Plus Milky online ambassador Danica Sotto-Pingris; and other online content creators Isha Borromeo, Thea Sy, Team Malunggay, and Haideeand Hazel Quing.
Vitasoy Plus Milky online ambassador Danica Sotto-Pingris shares how she cooks Milky Sopas using Vitasoy Plus Milky
Learn more about how they fell in love with the nutritious and creamy Vitasoy Plus Milky. Snag a few of their favorite Vitasoy recipes that include milk teas, noodles, and vegan banana bread.
Get ideas for your next kitchen adventure by streaming this soy milk tea recipe clip, and many other recipe videos, at Vitasoy Milky Town website
Visit more spots to get an awesome prize
Fun, exciting activities, and games also await at Vitasoy Milky Town’s hangout spots. Visit the town’s Playground to play the Milky Blends game for a chance to win gift certificates.
You can also check out Milky Town’s Park to capture your best moments at the Vitasoy Milky Town photo booth. This feature lets you post your photo on your social feed. You can even say “Hi!” and make new friends through the Community Freedom Wall. To buy your own stash of Vitasoy Plus Milky, the brand’s newest variant, visit the town’s Milky Shop
You can earn points by taking a tour of the entire Vitasoy Milky Town and ticking of all activities. Those who collect 100 points automatically qualify for the weekly raffle, and get the chance to be one of the 14 lucky winners of Php 1,000 worth of online vouchers. Check out Milky Town’s Announcement Wall to see if you’re one of the lucky winners.
Vitasoy Plus Milky has been giving away samples of its healthy soy milk drink through its Milky Truck.
Bringing fun to more places
Bringing the excitement of this online town closer to people’s homes is the “Milky Truck” that has been going around Metro Manila since November. Catch Vitasoy’s “Milk Men” as they give away free Vitasoy Milky kits that contain a carton of Vitasoy Plus Soy Milk, freebies and a special invite code that recipients can use to enter the Vitasoy Milky Town.
To ensure the consumers’ and its staff’s safety, Vitasoy implements strict health and safety protocols, such as social distancing, wearing of masks, and disinfecting Vitasoy Plus kits. Its staff also undergo regular rapid testing.
Vitasoy Plus Milky is a soy milk drink that is healthy and creamy. This milky drink is high in Calcium, made from 100% plant-based protein and cholesterol free. It is available in supermarkets for only Php 85. You can also conveniently purchase it online via Lazada, Shopee, and Zalora.
Discover the milky goodness of Vitasoy Plus Milky and join us at www.vitasoymilkytown.ph. Use the invite code milkytime to enter.
Durex, a brand that advocates HIV Awareness and health safety, donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to local HIV-advocate groups as part of their Protection and Preparedness Education Campaign, just in time for World AIDS Day.
A total of 1000 face masks, 1000 face shields, and 7000 boxes of Durex Condoms were each turned over to LoveYourself, The Red Whistle, and the PLHIV Response Center to help boost their efforts to combat HIV/AIDS amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and promote health safety.
The brand has been consistent in its efforts to spread HIV Awareness ever since the lockdown started here in the country. Launching the Protection and Preparedness Education campaign last September, Durex aims to further raise awareness on the importance of using PPEs like face masks and condoms to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and HIV epidemic in the country. They aim to remind Filipinos that alongside COVID-19, HIV is still a growing health crisis and that it deserves everyone’s utmost attention.
As of December 3, there have been 435,413 total reported cases of COVID-19 and around 81,000 total reported cases of HIV in the country.
The campaign seeks to educate Filipinos on health safety and the importance of practicing safe sex even during quarantine through a series of fun and informational videos with Boys Night Out and other personalities. These videos, which can be streamed via Durex’s Facebook and YouTube pages, tackle the best PPEs to use in the new normal and provide tips on how to stay safe and protected both up there and down there during this difficult time.
When people think of “home entertainment,” they usually think of the living room, where electronic gadgets are safe from the elements. With the release of their new The Terrace line, Samsung breaks barriers to bring entertainment outdoors with the first ever weather-proof TV and Soundbar.
As a global leader in TV innovation, creating an optimal entertainment space outdoors has always been a goal for Samsung. While a standard television could get the job done, The Terrace’s IP55 water-resistance build takes it a step further to give you peace of mind, especially with the unpredictable rainy season in the Philippines.
Despite its weather-proof design, The Terrace doesn’t sacrifice and scrimp on its quality either. Equipped with wide viewing angle capabilities further improved with an anti-glare screen, not to mention, Samsung’s signature QLED technology and Ultra Bright Picture Quality, The Terrace negates all the possible nuisances of outdoor lighting, ensuring a delightful viewing experience. In addition, The Terrace is a Smart TV, which can connect to the internet for your video streaming needs, and comes with pre-installed entertainment apps, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
Completing the outdoor home entertainment experience, The Terrace Soundbar provides optimized audio for each content, thanks to its Adaptive Sound feature. Plus, the WideSound Coverage feature provides surround-sound capability and can fill up any open space with its 210W powerful sound.
Experience a different kind of entertainment outdoors with The Terrace. Avail the 65” The Terrace TV and The Terrace Soundbar (Model QA65LST7T and HW-LST70T/XP) for a special bundled price of PHP 266,999. The 75” The Terrace TV bundled with The Terrace Soundbar (Model: QA75LST7T and HW-LST70T/XP) is priced at PHP 335,999. For every purchase of The Terrace TV, buyers also get a free wall-mount (Model WMN4277TT/XY).
For more information about Samsung The Terrace TV and Soundbar, visit www.samsung.com/ph.
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Shopee highlights three key trends which have shaped and will continue to drive the growth of e-commerce in 2021 and beyond: Social, Personalization, and Integration
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, wraps up the year-end sales season and marks its fifth birthday by launching its annual 12.12 Big Christmas Sale. Its recent 9.9, 10.10, and 11.11 shopping events set new records and signified the changing landscape and potential of e-commerce in the region. This 12.12, Shopee celebrates five years of digital acceleration in the region and highlights three key trends that have shaped and will continue to drive the growth of e-commerce: Social, Personalization, and Integration.
Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “Shopee was born with the vision of making online shopping accessible, easy, and enjoyable. We built Shopee from the ground up, listening to people’s specific needs in each of our markets and turning our understanding into well-executed localized strategies that make Shopee what it is today. This year’s 12.12 Big Christmas Sale has added significance as we celebrate our fifth birthday and come together with our brand partners, sellers, and shoppers to support one another through a challenging year. As we look back on our journey, we are proud to have adapted quickly to serve the needs of our local communities.”
This 12.12, Shopee highlights three key trends that will continue to power the growth of e-commerce in 2021 and beyond.
Social: Bringing the human touch to online shopping
Advancements in technology, coupled with changing shopper habits, have resulted in online shopping evolving from a transactional experience. Today’s users are more social than ever, and they demand a more engaging online shopping experience with rich and unique content. In 2016, Shopee was one of the first e-commerce platforms in the region to launch a live chat function, Shopee Live Chat, enabling direct conversations between buyers and sellers. Today, an average of 30 million messages are exchanged daily on Shopee Live Chat.
Through the years, Shopee has continuously improved on and introduced new in-app engagement features such as Shopee Games, Shopee Feed, and Shopee Live to make the online shopping experience more social. Shopee anticipates that this trend will stay, with e-commerce increasingly becoming a platform through which people can connect and enjoy shared experiences. Shopee will continue to drive this trend through unique initiatives like Shopee Mom’s Club, which provides like-minded consumers with one-stop exclusive access to baby product deals and parenting content. There’s also a Book Club for a new generation of digital readers in Vietnam and a “Pawrents” club to meet the growing online demand for pet products in Singapore.
Personalization is critical in e-commerce today. A highly personalized experience makes online shopping more efficient, enjoyable, and unique for consumers, while also helping brands and sellers drive traffic and growth. Shopee takes a hyper-localized approach by running seven different apps in each of its markets and localizing in-app features. Shopee also continually refines its recommendation engines to offer more customized and relevant shopping suggestions to fit consumers’ needs.
For brands and sellers, offering personalized recommendations to shoppers helps increase overall awareness and conversions. Businesses that use Shopee’s in-app advertisements generate 65% more sales activity than those that do not.[2] This is powered by Shopee’s own AI capabilities, which ensure that advertisements are delivered to the right users.
As the industry progresses further into the ‘me’ economy, businesses need to innovate in order to improve the online customer journey. In the coming year, Shopee also expects to see the rise of smart shoppers, a new demographic of young, tech-savvy individuals who expect a highly personalized online shopping experience.
Integration: Creating a seamless customer journey
As retailers adapt to the new normal, they must deliver a seamless customer journey across all touchpoints. Shopee helps brands and sellers of all sizes by providing fundamental operational support through integrated payments and logistics, while creating innovative experiences that value-add to the overall customer journey.
Delivering an experiential home shopping experience with P&G: Together with P&G[3], Shopee introduced its first-ever experiential online Show Me My Home initiative, which allowed shoppers to discover and shop for P&G’s popular household items in a simulated household environment. This brought greater convenience for stay-at-home consumers, while mimicking the offline experience of walking in a store.
Yu closed, “2020 has been a transformative year. It has shown us the importance of technology and its ability to not only connect people and meet their basic needs, but also to entertain and engage. We are just at the beginning of our digital journey and looking ahead, we believe e-commerce will have an even more profound impact on businesses and consumers, creating new ways of living, working, and engaging. As we wrap up the year with the 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, let’s continue to look out for one another, uplift those in need, and welcome the new year on a high note.”
12.12 Big Christmas Sale
From November 18 to December 12, users can enjoy free shipping with ₱0 minimum spend, 20% cashback, and ₱1 deals at the Shopee 12.12 Big Christmas Sale.
Key highlights of Shopee 12.12 Big Christmas Sale:
Amazing promotions and big rewards with ShopeePay: From December 3 to December 11, shoppers who use ShopeePay can look forward to free shipping, discount vouchers, and a chance to win cash prizes.
#MyShopeeWish TikTok Challenge: Join the #MyShopeeWish TikTok Challenge to win prizes. The #MyShopeeWish TikTok Challenge is from December 7 to 30. Winners will be announced on January 15, 2021 on Shopee’s official social media accounts. For more information, head over to https://shopee.ph/m/my-shopee-wish.
Big discounts from leading brands: Shoppers can enjoy up to 50% off from leading brands on Shopee Mall, including L’Oreal Paris, P&G Beauty, Abbott, Unilever Home and Food, Havaianas, Nestle, Huawei, Vivo, Pampers, RB Enfagrow, and Infinix.
Additionally, brands such as Unilever, MASS Appliances, Soundcore by Anker, Platinum Karaoke, Union Appliances, Amazfit, Kyowa, PULUZ, Pedigree, Bio-Science, Organic Skin, Shigetsu, Mikana, Organic Official, INSPI, GSK, Tigernu, MetroSunnies, New Balance, Colgate-Palmolive, Haylou, Alaska, and Fila also offer amazing discounts.
Achieve your entrepreneurial success with PLDT Home Biz program
Amid economic difficulties brought about by the pandemic-induced lockdowns, more Filipinos are now looking for ways to earn from home either through selling or re-selling anything from face masks to food packs and succulent plants or peddling their skills online such as graphic design or teaching a new language.
The key to making this new breed of homepreneurs successful is connecting them to digital platforms so that they can reach their target customers and provide safe ways to transact business online.
PLDT Home Biz, PLDT Home’s newest program for micro entrepreneurs operating at home, provides more than the fastest and reliable internet connection by equipping subscribers with the right partner e-commerce tools that are vital in the operating business in the new normal.
“We have packaged our PLDT Home Biz KaAsenso plans with partner e-commerce solutions that provide a complete digital ecosystem for our subscribers from creating your very own on-line store, accepting secure on-line payments, expanding your reach with high traffic marketplaces and lastly providing delivery in the comfort of your home,” said Patrick Tang, PLDT Vice President and Head of PLDT Home Biz.
Total E-commerce Ecosystem
For a secure and hassle-free cashless payment system, PLDT Home Biz subscribers can accept digital payments through QR, bank transfer, and e-wallets, as well as credit and debit cards in partnership with digital financial services leader PayMaya, which is changing the game from high-risk cash-on-delivery to safer and more convenient contactless options for consumers.
“With many Filipino entrepreneurs launching their business from their homes and going online, PayMaya helps them get paid with a wide array of cashless payment options–whether it’s via e-Wallets or through credit/debit cards. We are there to take care of their payment needs so that they can focus on growing their business and running it smoothly and efficiently,” noted Raymund Villanueva, PayMaya Head of Business for QR Ecosystems.
PLDT Home Biz has also partnered with UnionBank GlobalLinker, allowing MSMEs to create their own online store-fronts for their business, and be connected to over 300,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) through GlobalLinker’s network.
“With our diverse network and leading edge platform, we’ll be able to connect our MSMEs with potential suppliers and customers, provide them opportunities to learn from other entrepreneurs through the various webinars, provide them with business solutions to help their businesses growth further, and more,” said Jaypee Soliman, UnionBank GlobalLinker Vice President for SME Segment.
PLDT Home Biz subscribers are also linked to the popular Sulit.ph online marketplace, enabling them to reach out to even more customers. “The community lockdowns have drastically changed the buying behavior of consumers. Everybody is now buying and selling online, from the tech-savvy millennials to elders who are using the internet for the first time,” Sulit.ph CEO Jay Adevoso pointed out.
“We also aim to enable safe and reliable on-demand delivery – and avoid physical meet-ups between sellers and their customers; through GrabExpress. PLDT Home Biz subscribers will also be part of the GrabExpress Madiskarteng Boss Club where they get exclusive Grab perks and discounts that they can use to grow their businesses online,” said Jacq Lim, Head of GrabExpress Philippines.
Virtual trade expos and events
Through its partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), PLDT Home Biz KaAsenso subscribers can have access to the government agency’s virtual trade shows and caravans that can open up more opportunities and wider networks for aspiring MSMEs.
Some of the exciting expos that MSMEs should watch out for are the BUYanihan Resellers’ Expo 2020 Rise up and resell! Happening on December 5 to 7, 2020 from 10am onwards, the PLDT Smart Sustainability Fair that runs from November 23 to December 31, 2020, and the DTI Regional Operations Group and One Town, One OTOP Virtual Trade Expo Series of bazaars until 2021 powered by PLDT Home Biz. Joining these Virtual Trade Expos is FREE, MSMEs just need to register and log in to virtualtradeexpoph.com.
“We bring in these partnerships to give our micro entrepreneurs the best chance of success for their home business. We believe that our MSMEs are a powerful economic force in our country’s recovery from this crisis,” Tang said.
PLDT Home Biz KaAsenso plans start with the Asenso Plan 1888 with speeds of up to 20Mbps or the Asenso Plan 2199 with speeds of up to 40Mbps. All plans come with free installation and activation.
Learn more about PLDT Home Biz and how you can grow your business online by visiting www.pldthome.com/biz.
Shopee partners with new electricity billers for postpaid services: Meralco, Visayan Electric Company, and Davao Light and Power Company
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partners with three new electricity merchants to offer Filipinos a more convenient way to pay their electricity bills. Users can now pay their postpaid bills for Meralco, Visayan Electric Company, and Davao Light and Power Company via ShopeePay.
Shopee encourages the shift towards a cashless society by offering users greater convenience and cost savings when they pay their bills via ShopeePay. From December 1 to 31, new bill payers can enjoy up to 200 coins cashback with a minimum spend of ₱800. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to activate ShopeePay:
Shoppers can pay their postpaid bills for mobile, landline, internet, water, TV cable, and electricity through ShopeePay and get the best bill payment deals. Follow these simple steps:
As more businesses embrace work from home setups and students are now into online classes, the threat of cyber attacks increases as well. Studies show that home networks and personal computers are roughly 3.5 times more likely to receive malware attacks compared to offices with enterprise-grade security.
With this, technology leaders HP and Intel held a panel discussion called “Cyber Lockdown” recently to tackle how we can protect our data and devices from cyber attacks amid the pandemic.
The panel featured IT experts HP Senior Security Advisor Junaid UR Rehman, Intel Asia Regional Account Manager Carrie Chow, ePLDT Chief Information Security Officer Angel Redoble, and Manila Bulletin Technology Editor Art Samaniego.
Anti-virus no longer enough
On the topic of purchasing anti-virus software, all panelists agreed that while it was the best solution more than a decade ago, it’s simply inadequate today though still necessary. “The bad guys are continuously evolving,” said Samaniego, adding that 350,000 new malwares are created daily and cannot easily be detected.
According to the panel, anti-virus softwares mostly protect against already-existing and known threats. And while they are constantly updated to detect and combat new threats, updates usually take several weeks to reach consumers—by which time, new malware may have already infiltrated devices.
But that’s not to say users should not have it. According to HP’s Rehman, it’s an important first step in a multi-layered approach to achieve “cyber-resiliency”. “Start with the basics: install anti-malware and anti-virus software, then train and educate employees on cyber security,” he explained.
Education key to cyber security
Asked if cybersecurity is important to the education sector especially now that most are learning from home, ePLDT’s Redoble gave a two-pronged answer. “Cybersecurity is important because with students, we have the potential to train and hone cybersecurity experts,” he said, noting that there is a lack of cyber security experts in the country.
He also emphasized the importance of cyber security in online class setups as malware could prevent teachers from facilitating classes and students from logging in to their online classes.
Hiring cyber security experts a must for businesses
This cyber security education isn’t limited to students, however. During the forum, the panel revealed that most businesses in the Philippines are currently very prone to cyber attacks and urged companies to emphasize usage policies and train and educate their employees on cyber security.
For PLDT, according to Redoble, phishing attacks are regularly stimulated internally. And it has been proven effective as more and more employees have been reporting possible threats before they even happen, as compared to the past when employees did not mind it as much.
Moreover, the panelists also emphasized the importance of investing in cyber security for businesses and hiring experts who can protect company assets.
“You need to have someone who can deal with this. For the longest time, businesses in the Philippines have been trying to do everything by themselves…and it has never been successful,” he said.
He also warned small companies that they are easy targets as compared to large corporations because hackers know they don’t invest in cyber security.
Less worry with HP and Intel’s innovative hardware security
But even with all the cyber threats, the information gap Filipinos need to fill in, not to mention the amount of money that businesses need to shell out, Intel Asia’s Chow and Rehman reminded consumers they need not worry too much because companies like HP and Intel have long-been collaborating to produce innovative security solutions pre-installed in their products.
“For HP, we have been working with partners like Intel to make hardware more intelligent. We are also building smart hardware and software to recover from attacks, which was previously unheard of,” said Rehman.
Moreover, modern HP PCs and laptops are equipped with “HP Security Solutions” like HP SureSense, which helps prevent never-before-seen infections before they even happen, and HP SureClick, which protects PCs and laptops from malware that lurks on malicious websites and hides in shared attachments and files.
With these latest security solutions from global technology leaders HP and Intel, Filipinos can rest a bit easier knowing that they have an Artificially Intelligent Security “assistant” protecting them as they go about their daily routines.
According to Christian Edmond Reyes, managing director of HP Enterprise, the rate of cyberattacks in the past two years is even bigger compared to the rate these past ten years. And this rate may further accelerate as many people work and study at home amid the pandemic. Thus, choosing the right PC for work-from-home or learn-from-home set-up becomes a security decision also.
Why Aliw Awards? This is the question that came first in my mind when I have heard or read about the Aliw Awards Foundation Inc. (AAFI). In relation with the questions: “What’s this Aliw Award? What’s in it for an aspiring live performer?” of Enrique P. Romualdez to the Founder and President of AAFI, Alice H. Reyes which apparently, the wife of a high-ranking Marcos official had asked him to ensure that a certain live performer would received ALiw’s top award, the Entertainer of the Year award, back then during eighties, that year.
Alice H. Reyes
Ms. Reyes had answered Mr. Romualdez inquiry that since the Aliw Awards Foundation was the first ever award-giving body to give due recognition to the country’s live entertainers, receiving an Aliw Award, particularly the Entertainer of the Year award,for a live entertainer, was considered a definite plum because the goal of an entertainer is not only to entertain but also to receive the acclaim of his or her audience , manifested through the applause given him or her. In other words, it is the recognition of their excellence in their craft, the satisfaction in the knowledge that they have “arrived”, so to speak , the adulation of their audience manifested through their applause.
Let’s go back to the Nominations for 2020 Aliw Awards which was revealed last October 31, 2020. The coverage of performances is from November 01, 2019 up to October 31, 2020. 2020 Aliw Awards Night will be held on December 08, 2020 at the Fiesta Pavilion, The Manila Hotel.
2020 SCREENING COMMITTEE LIST (as of November 1,2020)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Christian Biando Michael Pacquiao ZephanieDimaranan Golden Canedo Mara Aragon Jasmine Henry Angelika de Guzman Jeremiah Tiangco Nicole Angela Sy
BEST NEW GROUP ARTIST
Fuse (Bacolod City) Tutzieroll Acoustic (Angeles City) Sugar and Spice
BEST SPECIAL EVENTS PRODUCTION
ABEL ILOKO 2020 Fashion Show Charity Ball Creative Agricultural Costume Presentation/Province of La Union
MUTIA TI LA UNION 2020 170th Founding Anniversary of the Province of La Union
CESO Congress 2019
TERNOCON 2020 Cultural Center of The Philippines & BENCH
OBRA MAESTRA 2020 homage to heritage, Shangrila EDSA Plaza
PROSPERITY BALL 2020 , Grand ballroom, Okada Hotel
PHILIPPINE COUTURE 40TH ANNIVERSARY, Makati Shangrila Hotel
SINING DISENYO AT MUSIKA. Makati Shangrila Hotel
GABAY GURO , PLDT
BEST SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR
Bernard Maybituin (Abel Iloko Fashion Show/LUVWI Charity Ball Creative Agricultural Costume Presentation/Province of La Union) Bernard Maybituin (Mutia Ti La Union 2020/170th Founding Anniversary of the Province of La Union)
BEST DJ for Electronic Dance Music
Mark Thompson Patty Tiu Khenzuya Yamamoto
BEST INSTRUMENTALIST
Dingdong Fiel (Piano) Conrado Del Rosario (Saxophone) Herald Sison (Clarinet) Jong Cuenco (Flute) ReynatoResurrecion (Oboe) Ariel Sta. Ana (Clarinet)
BEST HOST
Johann Enriquez Issa Litton Vance Larena Kc Montero
BEST STAND-UP COMEDIAN
Teri Onor Rommel Chika Donita Nose
BEST CHORAL GROUP
TRIBU Adamson Chorale St. Dominic Sabio Chorale The Lighter Side Movement Choir Kundirana
BEST FESTIVAL CATALYST/ORGANIZER
Gov. FRANCISCO EMMANUEL “Pacoy” R. ORTEGA III 170th Founding Anniversary of the Province of La Union Mutia Ti La Union 2020 Mayor EDWIN “EdSa” SANTIAGO “LigliganParul” Pampanga Giant Christmas Lantern Festival City of San Fernando, Pampanga Mr. Jun Mabalot “Fiestang Caragan 2020” Mabalacat City, Pampanga
BEST FESTIVAL PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE
MUTIA TI LA UNION 2020 170th FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVINCE OF LA UNION
LIGLIGAN PARUL Pampanga Giant Christmas Lantern Festival City of San Fernando, Pampanga
FIESTANG CARAGAN 2020 Mabalacat City, Pampanga
BEST CULTURAL GROUP (Theater or Dance)
TanghalanMandaluyong (Mandaluyong City) DulaangCaviteno (Dasmarinas, Cavite) TanghalangBagongSibol Theater and Dance Company (Malabon City) Philippine Stagers Foundation
BEST CLASSICAL MALE PERFORMER
Abdul Candao (Tenor) Cipriano De Guzman Jr. (Baritone) Jose Javato (Tenor) JoseleoLogdat (Baritone) Leo Lanuza (Tenor) Andrew Fernando (Baritone) Arthur Espiritu (Tenor) Dennis Gregory Sherwyn Sozon
BEST CLASSICAL FEMALE PERFORMER
Nerissa De Juan Jade Riccio Ana Feleo Sweet Samaniego-Buchanan
BEST BLUES & JAZZ ARTIST (Male or Female)
Lorna Cifra
BEST POP ARTIST (Male or Female)
Janah Zaplan Joaquin Garcia LA Santos Gary Escobar
BEST MALE CROSSOVER PERFORMER
Johnrey Rivas Nino Alejandro Christian Nagano
BEST FEMALE CROSSOVER PERFORMER
Beverly Salviejo Lara Maigue Jade Riccio
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
‘CINDERELLA’ (Ballet Philippines& Cultural Center of the Philippines/Main Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines) ‘ANDRES KKK’ (Silangan Dance Troupe/University of the East/UE Theater, UE Manila
JM CABLING (‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino) GERALD MAGALLANES( CESO Congress/ Tagaytay City)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
JM CABLING (Lam-ang) CCP Main Theater GERALD MAGALLANES (CESO Congress, Tagaytay City)
BEST RE-RUN MUSICAL
‘DEKADA ‘70’ CALUNGSOD The Musical
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
DUDZ TERANA (“Under My Skin”/Philippine Educational Theater Association)
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
SHE MAALA (“Under My Skin”/Philippine Educational Theater Association) VEAN OLMEDO (“Tula ni Vito at Lira”/ Philippine Stagers Foundation)
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
PAW CASTILLO (‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino) TIM PAVINO( “Next To Normal”/Ateneo Blue Repertory)
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
TEX ORDONEZ-DE LEON (‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino)
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (in a Play or Musical)
TANGHALANG PILIPINO ACTORS COMPANY(‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino)
TANGHALANG PILIPINO ACTORS COMPANY (“BatangMujahideen” /Tanghalang Pilipino)
ELJAY CASTRO DELDOC & JEN DARLENE TORRES (‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino)
PIPO CIFRA (“Summer Solitude”)
BEST SOLO PERFORMER IN HOTEL, MUSIC LOUNGES AND BARS
JON JOVEN( Iconic ’80s/ The Grand Bar & Lounge, Resorts World Manila) JON JOVEN ( Disco Glam/ The Grand Bar & Lounge, Resorts World Manila) NINO ALEJANDRO( Iconic ’80s/ The Grand Bar & Lounge, Resorts World Manila) MARKKI STROEM( Iconic ’80s/ The Grand Bar & Lounge, Resorts World Manila) LLOYD MARA (Astoria Plaza) JAMES ALTAMERA Okada) JAWII ANNE ALTAMERA Hilton JEAN KILEY , Resorts World Manila
BEST GROUP PERFORMER IN HOTEL, MUSIC LOUNGES AND BARS
FUSE (Chalet Bar, L’Fisher Hotel – Bacolod City) KAPAMU JAZZ COLLECTIVE (The Jazz Grill/Angeles City) TUTZIEROLL ACOUSTIC( Azzuro Hotel, Angeles City) SUGAR AND SPICE . City of Dreams-
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A CONCERT
MEL VILLENA( “1 FOR 3”/ Solaire Productions/The Theater @ Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino) RAUL MITRA( “Zephanie”/ VIVA Live/ The New Frontier Theater) RYAN CAYABYAB( “And The Story Begins”/Resorts World Manila/ Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila) LOUIE OCAMPO & RAUL MITRA( “Unified” Regine Velasquez + Sarah Geronimo/VIVA Live, Inc./Araneta Coliseum) LOUIE OCAMPO & Fr. MANOLING FRANCISCO ( ”All About Love”/ ABS-CBN and Tanging Yaman Foundation/Meralco Theater) GERARD SALONGA(“The Gift A Christmas Special”/Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila)
BEST CONCERT STAGE DIRECTOR
JOHN PRATS( “Zephanie”/ VIVA Live/ The New Frontier Theater) MARVIN CALDITO ( “And The Story Begins”/Resorts World Manila/ Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila) PAOLO VALENCIANO ( “1 FOR 3”/ Solaire Productions/The Theater @ Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino) MANMAN ANGSICO (“The Gift A Christmas Special”/ Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A CONCERT
ZephanieDimaranan( “Zephanie”/VIVA Live/ The New Frontier Theater) Golden Canedo
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A CONCERT
ARNEL PINEDA (“Let It Love, Let It Rock Concert”/ABU EMP Entertainment Productions/The New Frontier Theater JOSELEO LOGDAT (“Conrad Presents JoseleoLogdat”/Conrad Manila/C Lounge, Conrad Hotel Manila CIPRIANO DE GUZMAN JR. (“UnaNoche De Musica”/Liceo De Cagayan &Japan Foundation Manila /Rodelsa Hall,Liceo De Cagayan, Cagayan De Oro City) JOSELEO LOGDAT( “Manila Pianos Artist Series/Manila Pianos/Ronac Lifestyle Center Paseo De Magallanes) ABDUL CANDAO (“Traume/Dreams”/Manila Pianos /Ronac Lifestyle Center Paseo De Magallanes)
BEST COLLABORATION IN A CONCERT
LOUIE OCAMPO & Fr. MANOLING FRANCISCO ( ”All About Love”/ ABS-CBN and Tanging Yaman Foundation/Meralco Theater)
JET PANGAN, DONG ABAY, BASTI ARTADI & WENCY CORNEJO ( “‘90s Frontmen:Acousticized”/Advantage International Marketing (AIM) Productions/Music Museum
MARTIN NIEVERA & POPS FERNANDEZ (“Two-gether Again”/StarMedia, DSL Events and Production House &Solaire/ The Theater @ Solaire/Solaire Resorts & Casino
BASIL VALDEZ, LANI MISALUCHA AND RYAN CAYABYAB ( “And The Story Begins”/Resorts World Manila/ Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila)
REGINE VELASQUEZ & SARAH GERONIMO ( “Unified” Regine Velasquez + Sarah Geronimo/VIVA Live, Inc./Araneta Coliseum)
CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA, AICELLE SANTOS & MARK BAUTISTA ( “1 FOR 3”/ Solaire Productions/The Theater @ Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino)
REY VALERA & JOEY G. (“The Acoustic Playlist”/Palacio De Manila &StarMedia/Palacio De Manila, Intramuros)
BEST STAGE DIRECTOR FOR A PLAY
GUELAN VARELA LUARCA(“BatangMujahideen”/ Tanghalang Pilipino) JOSE ESTRELLA( “Nana Rosa” /UP Playwrights Theater) MELVIN LEE( “Under My Skin”/ Philippine Educational Theater Association) JAMES VINCENT CARREON (“Mapurol”/UE Drama Company)
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
EDSEL FUSIO( “Mag-Kaupod”/Teatro De Letran/ Parc Foundation, San Juan City) SEAN BINEGAS (“Akap”/CAST-UMAK/ Parc Foundation, San Juan City) DYLAN TALON (“Under My Skin”/Philippine Educational Theater Association) MIKE LIWAG(“Under My Skin”/Philippine Educational Theater Association)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
CHERRY PIE PECACHE( “Under My Skin”/Philippine Educational Theater Association) ROSELYN PEREZ (“Under My Skin”/Philippine Educational Theater Association) PEEWEE O’HARA( “Nana Rosa” /UP Playwrights Theater)
BEST PLAY
“BATANG MUJAHIDEEN” (Tanghalang Pilipino/Little Theater, CCP) “UNDER MY SKIN” (Philippine Educational Theater Association /PETA Center, Q.C.) “MAPUROL” (UE Drama Company/Parc Foundation, San Juan City) “HIBLANG ABO” (Philippine Stagers Foundation)
BEST STAGE DIRECTOR FOR A MUSICAL
PAOLO VALENCIANO (“ Joseph The Dreamer”/Trumpets/Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC) FITZ EDWARD TORRES BITANA & MARCO VIANA ( ‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno EpicMusical/Tanghalang Pilipino) FLOY QUINTOS ( ‘LaTraviata’ /Daejeon Opera Company& Cultural Center of the Philippines) PAT VALERA ( ‘Dekada ‘70’ /Black Box Productions/ Doreen Black Box, Arete, AteneDe Manila University) MISSY MARAMARA ( “Next To Normal”/Ateneo Blue Repertory/Gonzaga Fine Arts Theater, Ateneo De Manila University)
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
ARTHUR ESPIRITU ( ‘LaTraviata’/Daejeon Opera Company & Cultural Center of the Philippines) JC SANTOS( ‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino) JEF FLORES ( ‘Next To Normal’/Ateneo Blue Repertory) SAM CONCEPCION( “Joseph The Dreamer”/ Trumpets) JULIENNE MENDOZA( “Dekada ‘70”/Black Box Productions) TIM PAVINO ( Next to Normal/ Ateneo Blue Repertory)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
CRIS VILLONCO( “Next To Normal”/Ateneo Blue Repertory) RACHEL GERODIAS( ‘LaTraviata’/Daejeon Opera Company & Cultural Center of the Philippines) ANNA LUNA (‘Lam-Ang’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalang Pilipino) STELLA CANETE-MENDOZA( “Dekada ‘70”/Black Box Productions)
BEST MUSICAL
‘LAM-ANG’ An Ethno Epic Musical/Tanghalan Pilipino/Little Theater, CCP ‘LA TRAVIATA’/Daejeon Opera Company & Cultural Center of the Philippines/ Main Theater, CCP
BEST MAJOR CONCERT (GROUP)
MUSIC & MAGIC (“Music & Magic 2020/ Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila) SILENT SANCTUARY (“Iloilo OPM Music Festival”/39 Events Couture Group/University of San Agustin Gymnasium, Iloilo City
BEST MAJOR CONCERT (MALE)
GERALD SANTOS (“Unlimited Concert”/Le’ Posh Entertainment Productions/Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila)
BEST MAJOR CONCERT (FEMALE)
LEA SALONGA (“The Gift A Christmas Special”/ Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila)
BEST LIVE ONLINE PRODUCTION
“The Great Shift”
BEST LIVE ONLINE PERFORMER
GERALD SANTOS (“The Great Shift”)
BEST VENUE FOR CONCERTS AND PLAYS:
THE THEATER OF SOLAIRE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES RESORTS WORLD MANILA (NPAT) MUSIC MUSEUM SMART ARANETA COLISEUM GRAND BAR AND LOUNGE, RESORTS WORLD MANILA
The Nominations of 2020 Aliw Awards 2020 has revealed last October 31, 2020 via Zoom and was live in their FB Page feauting Jon Santos, Cris Villongco, Dondi Ong & Lloyd Mara.
The 33rd Annual Aliw Awards is co-presented by Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc., and Novuhair, with media partners Manila Times, Philippine United News, The Journal Group of Companies, ATC Channel 31 Online TV, ATC Best TV, WIZ 31 and BEAM 31 Free TV, and Chinatown TV on Channel 13. Sponsors include Greenfield Development Corporation and Unilever, with Ms. Alma Lim as donor.
The Screening Committee for this year is chaired by seasoned theater practitioner Joey Nombres. You can visit the Aaliwin Kita Facebook page for official updates.
