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The Department of Trade and Industry has fined ABS-CBN of ₱290,000 for violating Consumers Act. The Hello Pappy scandal, alluding to the nickname of television personality Willie Revillame and the Hello Garci scandal, [ 1] was a scandal surrounding an incident during the August 20, 2007, episode of the Filipino variety show Wowowee, broadcast ...
Deaths. 73. Non-fatal injuries. 400. The PhilSports Stadium Stampede (also referred to as the ULTRA stampede or the Wowowee stampede) was a crowd crush that occurred at the PhilSports Stadium (also known as the ULTRA) in Pasig, Metro Manila in the Philippines on February 4, 2006. It killed 73 people and injured about 400.
Wowowee (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌwaː.wɐˈwiː]) is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Willie Revillame , the show was aired from February 5, 2005 to February 4, 2006 replacing MTB: Ang Saya Saya and was replaced by Alay sa Kapamilya .
On April 15, 2011, Regional launched Choose Philippines, a new website promoting tourism in the Philippines by sharing photos and stories of the most extravagant places, culture and arts. [ 32 ] ABS-CBN Regional ceased its operations on August 28, 2020, after almost 32 years following the denial of its legislative franchise on July 10.
Abu Sayyaf. The Dos Palmas kidnappings was a hostage crisis in southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty hostages from the affluent Dos Palmas Resort on a private island in Honda Bay, Palawan, by members of Abu Sayyaf on May 27, 2001, and resulted in the deaths of at least five of the original hostages.
The 2011 Armed Forces of the Philippines corruption scandal, also known as the "pabaon scandal", was a political scandal involving the alleged misuse of military funds by high-ranking members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The pabaon system referred to a practice of giving millions of pesos to chiefs of staff when they retire. [1]
Wowowee was ABS-CBN's longest-running noontime show. Former MTB main host Revillame returned on the noontime slot with the new show Wowowee on February 5, 2005. ABS-CBN's influence worldwide (via TFC) helped Wowowee lead the noontime race for years. The show faced controversies during its five-year run on television.
Alex Lasker. Updated November 15, 2019 at 2:27 PM. Tourist fined for wearing nearly non-existent bikini: 'It was literally a string'. A Taiwanese woman was slapped with a fine over her tiny bikini ...