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Philippine Showbiz Today
August 22 - September 7, 2016
Trudeau grills Pinoy BBQ at Toronto’s Taste of Manila
Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau helped in
grilling barbecue at the Taste
of Manila event in Toronto on
August 20.
At the event, Trudeau
emphasized the importance
of
Canada’s
cultural
diversity.
The Prime Minister
did that wearing a barong
Tagalog as well.
The barong tagalog he
wore to the Toronto event was
the same one he wore during
the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Summit
held in Manila last November
2015.
At the Taste of Manila
event, the Prime Minister
spoke about multiculturalism
being a source of strength
for Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sizzles up some Pinoy BBQ at an event in Toronto
The Voice Kids Top 3 unveiled
From 9 contestants,
here are The Voice Kids Top
3! Meet the kids who will
battle it out in the finals:
Antonetthe Tismo will
represent Sharon Cuneta’s
team,
while
Bamboo
ended, Joshua Oliveros
was named as the team’s
representative to the grand
finals.
Tismo, a 13-year-old
kakanin vendor, earned a
whopping 58.36% of the
to top Kamp Kawayan. Heart
Salvador received 35.12%,
while Xylein Herrera got
17.85 of the votes.
Meanwhile,
Oliveros
received 56.15% of the votes
and defeated Yessha Calzada,
who received 33.71% and
Angel Peñaflor, who got
33.71%.
“The Voice Kids” is
hosted by Luis manzano, Kim
Chu and Robbie Domingo.•
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“We all understand that
our differences are a source
of strength, not a source of
weakness,” Trudeau told the
crowd.
“When we learn from
our neighbors, when we get
to know different cultures
and different stories and
different backgrounds, our
communities get richer, our
communities get stronger,
and the future that we build
for our kids gets better and
better.”
In a series of photos
posted on Trudeau’s official
Facebook page, the Prime
Minister is shown joining
in the festivities, mingling
and taking photos with the
crowd.
He also tried his hand
on the grill, helping prepare
barbecue at one of the
booths.
The Filipino Canadian
community is the third largest
group of Asian immigrants
in Canada, according to the
2011 National Household
Survey.
Ontario, where Toronto
is located, is home to
204,035 Filipino Canadians,
based on the 2011 survey.•
- Inside Toronto
Celebrity Birthdays for August
Antonetthe Tismo
Justin Alva
Manalac’s Kamp Kawayan
will have Justin Alva in the
finals. The two performed
in the live seminfinals on
Saturday.
FamiLEA, the tream of
Broadway star Lea Salonga,
had its semifinal round on
Sunday and before the show
Joshua Oliveros
votes to beat Alvin Dahan,
who received 32.98% and
John Carlo Tan, who got
8.65%.
The 12-year-old Alva,
who was dubbed “The
Comeback Kid” after trying
out again this season,
received 47.08% of the votes
1 - Cesar Montano (1962)
23 - Nikki Gil (1987)
13 - Ike Lozada † (1940)
2 - Dindong Dantes (1980) 14 - Tim Tebow (1987)
23 - Alfredo Alcala†, cartoonist
3 - Lani Misalucha (1969)
(1925)
15 - Leandro Locsin† (1928)
4 - Phil Younghusband (1987) 15 - Ernie Baron† (1940)
24 - Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III
4 - Dominic Ochoa (1974)
(1948)
15 - Cogie Domingo (1985)
5 - Tanya Garcia (1981)
25 - Peque Gallaga (1943)
16 - Ynez Veneracion (1980)
5 - Richard Gordon (1945)
17 - Robert ‘Buboy’ Villar (1999) 25 - Eddie Ilarde (1934)
6 - Gary Valenciano (1964) 17 - Paolo Serrano (1987)
26 - Efren Reyes, billiards (1954)
6 - Inday Badiday † (1944)
27 - Pokwang (1972)
17 - Carmina Villaroel (1975)
7 - Gerry Peñalosa (1972)
27 - Amalia Fuentes (1940)
18 - Wendell Ramos (1978)
7 - Joonee Gamboa(1936) 19 - Manuel L. Quezon† (1878) 27 - Ogie Alcasid (1967)
7 - Christine Mendoza (1983) 20 - Mike Velarde (1939)
29 - Iwa Moto (1988)
10 - Mel Tiangco (1955)
31 - Jaime Cardinal Sin† (1928)
20 - Noel Trinidad (1941)
10 - Mark Bautista(1983)
20 - Fernando Poe, Jr. † (1939) 31 - Jim Paredes (1951)
12 - Iza Calzado (1982)
31 - Ramon Magsaysay† (1907)
22 - Phillip Salvador (1953)
12 - Aga Muhlach (1969)
31 - Rachelle Ann Go (1986)•
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22 - Pilita Corrales (1939)