Monday, August 22, 2011

Kapuso stars banner Davao City's Kadayawan Festival

GMA Network is set to bring some of its biggest stars - led by no less than Primetime Queen Marian Rivera and the PACMAN himself, Manny Pacquiao! - to the city of Davao this week to join in this year's celebration of the Kadayawan Festival!

First stop on Wednesday evening was the "Hiyas sa Kadayawan" held at the Davao City Recreation Center, which had RNB Prince and Party Pilipinas mainstay Jay-R and beauty queen Ana Maris Igpit as event hosts. Joining them was Kapuso star and beauty queen Krista Kleiner who served as one of the pageant's judges.

On Friday, 10am, at the Cinema 5 of Davao Gaisano Mall, KapusongDabawenyos get the chance to watch some of the topnotch documentaries from the country's most awarded broadcast organization, GMA News and Public Affairs. Bannered by veteran broadcast journalist Maki Pulido, co-host of GMA-7's Reporter's Notebook and co-anchor of GMA News TV's Balita Pilipinas Ngayon, "Kadayawan Festival: Serbisyong Totoo Docu-Fest" will also feature the Isyu Karon documentary of GMA Davao senior correspondent John Paul Seniel.

Also joining in the fun on Friday evening are Tween stars Bea Binene, Louise Delos Reyes, Lexi Fernandez, Elmo Magalona, Alden Richards and Derrick Monasterio. First stop for the Tween Academy stars is the Kapuso Mall Show in SM City Davao. After which, they will head on to the city's first ever "Great Kadayawan Trade Fair Bazaar" at the Convention and Trade Center at 6:30 pm for a Kapuso Meet and Greet with their fans.

Then on Saturday afternoon, 2pm, Davao City welcomes the cast of the epicserye Amaya - lead star Marian Rivera together with co-stars Sid Lucero, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mikael Daez, Roxanne Barcelo, Dion Ignacio, AJ Dee and Pancho Magno - at the Rizal Park for the "Kapuso Meet and Greet at Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan." The cast is also set to join loyal Amaya fans at the Davao NCCC Mall at 4pm for another equally exciting meet and greet event.

Meanwhile, GMA-7's latest Saturday primetime program titled Manny Many Prizes hosted by pound-for-pound king and Saranggani Representative Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will give out huge prizes and offer non-stop games and surprises, as well as live performances at the Davao City Recreation Center (formerly Almendras Gym) on Saturday evening. Gates will open at 5pm. With his new monicker "Ninong," Pacman and the other cast of the show are all set to bring hope and cheers to deserving Dabawenyos in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

On Sunday morning, the stars of Amaya, this time with Sheena Halili, will banner the "Kapuso Pamulak Float Parade." Serving as the day's highlight is the much anticipated Kapuso Mall Show happening at the Gaisano Mall at 4pm, which will feature exciting performances from the abovementioned Amaya stars.

"We look forward in joining this year's Kadayawan Festival. What make this year's Kapuso activities extra special are the participation of GMA Films' Tween Academy Class of 2012 lead stars and the cast of our top-rating program, Amaya. Also joining the Kadayawan fever is Manny Many Prizes. No less than Pacman himself, Manny Pacquiao, will be giving out prizes to lucky Dabawenyos," says Oliver Amoroso, Assistant Vice President for GMA Regional TV.

The full details of the network's participation in Davao's 2011 Kadayawan Festival will be featured in a TV special, airing onSeptember 4 (Sunday) from 8am to 12nn in GMA regional stations in Dagupan City, Naga City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, and General Santos City. --Text and photo courtesy of GMA Network


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