Aliwan Fiesta 2014: The Mother of All Fiestas

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The word "aliwan" is a Tagalog word that means "entertainment" or "amusement." The Aliwan Fiesta is a celebration of life, culture, unity and festivities. Each province showcased their cultural diversity as they compete in dance parade, float competitions, as well as in a beauty pageant. True enough every year, everyone continues to be amazed of the sights and sounds of this spectacular and colorful event. Let us all show to the world the richness of the different Filipino cultures and heritage and be proud of it! The annual event is organized by the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) together with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the cities of Manila and Pasay in cooperation with the Department of Tourism (DOT).

The Cebu Sinulog Festival represented by Lumad Basakanon of Cebu City won as the best among the contingents who joined the Aliwan Fiesta 2014. They won as Best in Costume, Best in Music and as the Streetdance Grand Champion. The First Runner Up went to the Meguyaya Festival, Upi Maguindanao. The 2nd Runner Up went to Tnalak Festival represented by Municipality of Santo Niño South Cotabato. Laoag City's Pamulinawen Festival brought home the 3rd place. 

The Pride of Place Best in Folkloric Choreography winner was Adivay Festival of Kabayan Benguet. The Reyna ng Aliwan Fiesta 2014 was won by Steffi Rose Pearson Aberasturri representing Cebu Sinulog Festival.

The Philippine Top Choice Awards for Excellence 2014

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Good businesses ensure their energy is focused on giving exceptional service.They seek out and develop talented, free-thinking people with the imagination and initiative to make a difference. They organize themselves to operate in ways to bring out the best team to do the job in hand and the one needed tomorrow. Their systems work to support their people, not the other way around.

They encourage involvement at all levels of the business so that clients and customers are impressed at the commitment regardless of which employees answer the phone or opens the door to them. Great businesses go further, they look to provide the products and services others want to buy in a sustainable way. They use profit not just to pay themselves and employ their staff but to invest in the future. It is this level of achievement that awards like the Philippine Top Choice Awards for Excellence are set out to acknowledge and reward.

Wazzup Pilipinas is proud to be the recipient of the Top Filipino Community Blog Site award from the Philippine Top Choice Awards for Excellence. It is with great appreciation to be recognized for the fourth time as an entity that excels in its field. We will receive this recognition with great pride and a promise to continue to elevate our standards for the welfare of our readers, partners and sponsors.

Mission EO 255: A 5K Campaign Run for Stricter Implementation of Executive Order 255

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Can you finish 5K in 25.5 minutes? Run with us on May 18 and see if you can!


The Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mangaawit (OPM) - the leading and most respected organization of Filipino professional singers in the country, in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), is holding a campaign run dubbed as Mission: EO 255 for the stricter implementation of Executive Order 255.

This will be held on 18 May 2014 at the G-Strip in Greenhills, San Juan. The race will kick off at 5AM.

The event aims to raise awareness of and encourage the radio stations’ full adherence to the above-mentioned Executive Order, issued by former Pres. Corazon Aquino in 1987, requiring all radio stations with musical format programs to broadcast a minimum of four (4) original Pilipino musical compositions in every clock hour.

“OPM aims to ensure the growth of the local music industry; thus, it is very important that all radio stations implement EO 255,” said OPM President Ogie Alcasid.  Furthermore, “Not only are we launching the campaign to remind radio stations – and a big thank you to those who do implement EO 255 – but also to let the public know that they can expect a minimum of four OPM songs to be played per hour on all radio channels so as to make the implementation of EO 255 participative.”