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Posted by Edwin on May 11, 2012

Chef Mom Rosebud Cooks for Payatas

Chef Mom Rosebud Benitez went to Payatas to cook for the moms who are various beneficiaries of Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines’ community transformation projects. Moms whose familiy is benefitting from OB’s Back-to-School, Bless-A-Child and Livelihood programs were in attendance. Chef Rosebud wowed them with her cooking and offered ways to make their respective dinner tables...

Posted by Edwin on May 10, 2012

Paolo Valenciano Made Two People Cry

There is actually more who cried. Noted for being Mr. Pure Energy, Gary Valenciano’s eldest son, Paolo is slowly following the footsteps of his father, not in dancing but in inspiring and encouraging people. I was with Paolo when he turnover a wheelchair given by Operation Blessing to an elderly resident of Payatas, Mang Rodrigo. Mang Rodrigo is suffering from the effects of a stroke that happened to...

Posted by Edwin on May 9, 2012

Phillip Salvador with the Aetas of Mabalacat

Last April 25, I accompanied the staff and crew of The 700 Club Asia to cover actor Phillip Salvador’s turnover of an Operation Blessing well in a small village in Mabalacat, Pampanga. We met up with Phillip in Quezon City. He is also a friend and kumpadre of Bernard Cruzata, the husband of Asia’s Diva, Dulce. Once we arrived at the site, I could not help but be amused at how the residents were...

Posted by Edwin on May 8, 2012

Danica Sotto-Pingris in Rodriguez, Rizal

I went with Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines and was joined by actress Danica Sotto-Pingris in Rodriguez Town in Rizal. We went to a remote sitio called Licao-licao. This is a place where indigenous residents called Dumagats reside. OB was here with Danica to show her the make-shift classroom being used by a pastor to teach Dumagat children. This place will soon become better as the remittance...

Posted by Edwin on Apr 22, 2012

iheartjanine! Fundraising concert

Last March 9, a collaborative effort was in full swing composed of people who loved Janine Lara-Dy, a strong woman who is enduring late stage renal failure. Janine is the only daughter of my colleague, Grace Lara. If you have kids and you love them, then it won’t be hard for you to realize why this event was important, in fact critical to save Janine’s...

Posted by Edwin on Apr 17, 2012

Wencie Marries Julie

Around two months before their wedding, Julie, who is a co-worker at CBN Asia, approached me to document her wedding with her fianceee, Wencie. I was happy to oblige. We started the day at the Manila Pavilion in the morning and did the usual prep shoots and bride and groom portraits. The ceremony was held at the Grace Bible Church in Nagtahan, Manila. Another co-worker told me that this was the place where...

Posted by Edwin on Mar 29, 2012

Tanikala: Ang Ikaapat na Yugto

On April 5-7, 2012, at 5pm on GMA, CBN Asia will be airing its fourth installment of its popular Tanikala series. Dubbed Tanikala: Ang Ikaapat na Yugto, the series features three true-to-life stories of transformed lives. Veteran actress Amy Austria will top bill the Unos episode. Unos is the story of Lupe a woman who forced to witchcraft for the sake of her family. GMA heartthrob Alden Richards joins Amy...

Posted by Edwin on Mar 17, 2012

Camilla and Raul Galvez Portrait Shoot

Camilla Kim Galvez is the 2009 Mrs. Philippines-Universe is one of the co-hosts of The 700 Club Asia. We conducted a photo shoot at their events place in Quezon City, Blue Gardens. The last image was shot in the couple’s living room. Their house was just beside Blue Gardens. This set was shot with her husband and will be used for a magazine feature. Earlier in the day, I did a series with Camilla...