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Amazing Sports: Where Sports is a Passion is the newest upcoming show of AMAZING CEBU Channel 54! In it's commitment to bring out quality shows, Amazing Cebu Channel 54 is bringing you...AMAZING SPORTS!Amazing Sports is a sports oriented program that aims to showcase the different sports and leisure activities enjoyed by Cebuanos within the island.

Amazing Sports: Where Sports is a Passion is hosted by Anne Montecillo and Gino Galicia, Amazing Sports will surely satisfy one's crave for the outdoors and great adventure!

The launching of this new channel will be live and on the day of November 18, 2011 at the Ayala Center Cebu Active Zone Area. The Amazing Sports show is only limited to Cebu City activities and places as well. The Amazing Sports segment shall be viewed every other Saturday starting November 18th and two episodes per month with 2 sports featured every show for it's 1st season.

The pilot episode for Amazing Cebu's Amazing Sports, is Long and Skim Boarding with the two young hosts. The show is 45 minutes with 15 minutes for sponsors such as ALAXAN FR, Kartzone, JCI, Danasan Eco Adventure Park to name a few. See you on the 18th of November then!

The Cebu Media Excellence Awards by Globe was recently launched at Harold's Hotel. The Cebu Media Excellence Awards will award deserving media professionals and practitioners in Cebu. The Globe Cebu Media Excellence Awards will have various categories for different mediums, even bloggers are recognized.

The search period will be on September 21, 2011 to July 31, 2012. The deadline for search entries will be on July 31, 2012 while the screening period will be on August 1-31, 2012. The Announcement of the Media Excellence Awards Nominees will be on September 1, 2012 and for the winners on September 21, 2012!

The Excellence Awards by Globe will be the following:

• PRINT REPORTER OF THE YEAR
• TV REPORTER OF THE YEAR
• RADIO REPORTER OF THE YEAR
• FEATURE STORY OF THE YEAR (print, tv, radio)
• COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
• TV BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
• RADIO COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR
• BLOGGER OF THE YEAR (as a special award)

Be sure to witness the recognition of Media Excellence next year!!

A Nutrition advocacy group called (MIND-7: Media Information Network for Nutrition and Development for region 7) was recently launched and also had it's general assembly at Harold's Hotel, Cebu City. The Media Information Network for Nutrition and Development-VII presented their purpose and objective to create a media network that would help sustain efforts for nutrition advocacy and promotion.

Parolita Mission, NNC-7 director, revealed that this year’s Nutrition Month, which is in July, will revolve around the theme “Isulong ang breastfeeding. Tama. Sapat. Ekslusibo,” or in short “BF TSEk.” DYLA station manager Jun Tagalog stands as it's current president with the other officers showed series of activities that include a region-wide information campaign to promote breastfeeding, appropriate feeding, improve hygienic practices including proper hand washing, establishment of home gardens and Ten Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos and the like activities.

The newly created group is composed of legitimate media practitioners from print, television, radio, social media community with a mission to establish a regional information and documentation network to serve as a “vehicle to strengthen the flow of food and nutrition information” from the National Nutrition Council (NNC), the local government units and other government agencies and the nutrition network to the general public.

Aside from the launching, MIND-7 members representing Cebu, Bohol and Negros Oriental also ratified the Mind-7 Constitution and by-laws during the general assembly. There was also an oath-taking of its members.

New members of the organization also took their oath of membership in order to help implement a more aggressive and sustained nutrition awareness drive on exclusive breastfeeding. Follow MIND-7 and Nutrition Related activities via Facebook (Nutrition Advocates PH) and via Twitter @NutriAdvocates

TV5, the country’s fastest growing network, will be looking for good-looking and talented Cebuanos who have the potential to be the country’s next teen celebrities in the day-long auditions to be held at SM Cebu’s Event Center on August 7 (Saturday) from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The auditions will be for TV5’s upcoming reality-based talent search Star Factor, which will screen showbiz hopefuls aged 13-18 years old for the total package of good looks, exceptional talent and charm, and the all-important star quality. Applicants are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate, two passport size and two full body pictures and fill up the Star Factor registration form at the audition venue.

Airing in September, Star Factor will be hosted by actress-host-model Ruffa Gutierrez, who herself is the epitome of what stardom is all about. Not only will she serve as a role model for the show’s would-be contestants, she will be a big sister, mentor and friend to them as well.

Aside from the young showbiz aspirants who will be undergoing various challenges to prove their rightful claim to stardom, Star Factor also showcases a panel of judges who are experts in the field of show business and who all have the eye for true star potential.

Be part of this Cebu Event or Just join the Auditions make this an event of a lifetime if you get through! This special Event in Cebu will probably change your life.


The Star Makers (Star Factor’s panel of judges) are composed of acclaimed stage actor and director and Talent 5 head Audie Gemora as the chairman, with multi-awarded writer and director Joey Reyes, photographer of the stars Raymond Isaac, maestro of Philippine music Mr. Ryan Cayabyab, and popular talent manager Ms. Annabelle Rama.