Rhap Salazar and Young Voices of Negros are WCOPA 2009 Big Winners
July 19, 2009 by cd
Team Philippines has done it again at the grand finals of the 13th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA), dubbed as the “Talent Olympics”, held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown, Los Angeles.
ABS CBN’s “Little Big Star” winner Rhap Salazar won the coveted titles Junior Grand Champion Solo Vocalist of the World, and the Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World. On the other hand, the vocal quartet The Young Voices of Negros won the title Junior Grand Champion Group Vocalists of the World.
12-year-old Rhap sang a one-minute version of Celine Dion’s “All By Myself” at the final show.
“Hours before the finals, Rhap’s voice was getting tired due to extensive rehearsals for two straight days. He did everything to conserve his voice. Despite the odds, he gave a stellar performance worthy of the top prizes in the junior division. The American judges were simply blown away by his soaring vocals,” said WCOPA Philippine National Director Carlo Orosa.
On the other hand, The Young Voices of Negros (Katrina, Kristina, Aissa and Kristopherson Madrigal) performed a highly polished rendition of “And I Am Telling You,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” in four-part harmony.
WCOPA’s newest junior champions Rhap and The Young Voices of Negros will be featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America” through the “My Life in Three Words” segment.
Team Philippines’ junior vocalist Mayumi Morales also made it to the finals of the Junior Vocalist category.
In the senior vocalists category, our very own Martha Joy (Canadian Idol finalist) and CJ Concepcion also made it to the grand finals but they were bested by a Filipina representing Saudi Arabia.
Kimverle Molina, pure Filipina, won the title Senior Grand Champion Vocalist of the World. The big winner in the Senior category was Joe Jo Robinson of Australia for bagging the title Senior Grand Champion Intrumentalist of the World and the Senior Grand Champion Performer of the World.
Other members of Team Philippines Maila Mitra, Evette Pabalan, Oreo Vamenta, Divo Bayer, and Guy Lockwood made it to the semi-finals.
Watch the videos of Rhap Salazar via the link below singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, “Reach,” “And I Am Telling You,” “I’ll Be There” and his grand final winning song “All By Myself”:
VIDEO LINK: Rhap Salazar Kills the Competition
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July 19th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
1st congrats….panalo ang Pinoy!!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Congrats!
I am proud of u guys!
Mga kababayan let us rate Ms. Philippines’ profile 5star in missuniverse.com
July 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
grabe ang galing ni Rhap.
napanood ko once sa ASAP ung kumanta si Rhap,charice at Zsa-Zsa.
ang galing ni Rhap,tinalbugan c Charice.
c Zsa-Zsa wla lng.
July 19th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
wow! ang galing tlga ng pinoy! sabi ko na e xa ang magwawagi, prang little jed toh…galing tlga ng kapamilya!!! cno kayang next na little big star contestant ang susunod sa mga yapak nina charice, ralph, sam, etc…..
July 19th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
galing ng Kapamilya!! go go rhap the junior version of Jed Madela!!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
cge nga ka fredie, satingin mo kung kinanta ni raph sa contest na ito e puro PINOY SONGS????!!!! mananalo ba xa????????????? try mo panoodin sa you tube…duh!!!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Congratz Raph!!!
Galing talaga ng Kapamilya!!!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I hope RHAP will be given a break in the USA also like Charice! God Bless both of you!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Congrats Rhap and Team Philippines
Team Kapamilya!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
kapamilya talents the best
July 19th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
yup, truly kapamilya talents only world class.
July 19th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
congrats raph, sana magduet uli sila ni charise sa asap and this time, eh sila na lang.
wag ng sumali pa mga oldies at let the kids do their stuff.
truly awesome watching both of them.
July 19th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Go junalen beray. Magpapansin k na din., hahaha..
July 19th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
congrats ralp.. but you know you should also be proud of the senior grandchampion of the world…coz she is a true filipina infact she is studying in lasalle benile..she is a resident of saudi arabia.. yet she pursue her college in benile.. she was the former tfc popstar grandchampion 2006.. mas nauna pa yan kay charice 14 yrs. old lang sya when she won the title tinalbugan ang mga professional singers from the different countries in the middle east…2nd year high school lang sya nun…though shes a neopphyt she has the real world class talent to show.. chek out her videos in you tube and in facebook… nice amzing showdown to watch with charice…..e
July 19th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
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July 17th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
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IPO proceeds of GMA-7 spent according to plan
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MANILA, Philippines – Proceeds of GMA Network Inc.’s initial share sale was spent according to plan, records submitted by the company to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) indicated.
Of the P1.538 billion it raised during its initial public offering (IPO) two years ago, the company already spent P1.338 billion as of end-June this year, the same documents indicated.
The latter figure comprises roughly 85 percent of its share sale proceeds.
As of June 30 this year, the Philippines’ leading network has already spent P373 million for the construction of two new television studios and P195 million to strengthen and upgrade its signals.
“Our priority in 2009 is achieve superiority in ratings over our nearest competitor not only in Mega Manila and in Luzon but also nationwide. Our initiative to improve our reach and signal in the regions will remain unabated,” Gozon said in a general assembly attended by employees in May.
Some P72.56 million will be spent for the upgrade of its facilities in three provinces, Gozon said.
Nineteen and a half million pesos will be allotted for tower reinforcement and a replacement of a new antenna for TV5 Davao and P28.5 million for the new five kiloWatt (kW) UHF TV relay station in Jala-Jala, Rizal to “augment” its signal in Laguna using Channel 25.
Shares of GMA Network Inc. rose ten centavos to P6.30 apiece during Friday’s trading at the PSE.
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GMA Network leads biggest, comprehensive 2010 elections coverage
Leading broadcast company GMA Network forged partnerships with top business organizations and other institutions in the Philippines to deliver the widest and most comprehensive all-media coverage of the elections dubbed, Eleksyon 2010.
Giants in the field of communication and information pledged to pool their respective resources and competencies in what is expected to be the biggest and most wide-ranging coverage of the 2010 electoral exercise, one which will involve the most experienced, credible, and trusted names in media, the new technologies, the academe and public service.
The group counts in its roster GMA Network, RGMA Network Inc. /dzBB, GMA New Media Inc., GMANews.TV, GMA Pinoy TV, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Smart Communications Inc., the Philippine Daily Inquirer, lnquirer.net, Catholic Media Network, Solar Entertainment Corp., AMA Education Systems Holding Inc., Ateneo de Manila University School of Government, De La Salle University, San Beda College of Law, University of the Philippines School of Economics, University of Santo Tomas, Solar Entertainment, Commission on Elections, Philippine Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections, Youth Vote Philippines, Rock Ed Philippines, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Institute for Political and Electoral Reform and the Philippine Bar Association.
“Now we have a working democracy… which is our collective responsibility. Our task is to educate, inform, and empower our voters to vote and to vote wisely,” said GMA chairman, president, and chief executive Atty. Felipe L. Gozon during the formal signing of the memorandum of agreement held last July 3 at the GMA Network Studios.
PLDT and Smart chair Manuel V. Pangilinan responded, “Our goal is to provide our media partners the latest and the best technology that is available.”
Marixi Prieto, Inquirer chairman, acknowledged GMA Network for “the opportunity to have an active participation in influencing our country’s future.” She added that all partners “should be more conscious of their role as agenda setters and advocates of social progress.”
For the Catholic Media Network, president Fr. Francis Lucas committed a 54-strong radio network with stations located in far-flung areas such as Abra, Laoag, Tawi-Tawi and Jolo.
Amb. Amable Aguiluz V, AMAES chairman , said that the school will mobilize over 10,000 dedicated IT experts in major precincts and city halls. “Using our private network and the Internet, over 200 AMAES campuses, housing over 5,000 computers and running our developed election software, will act as hubs transmitting critical data from voting and counting centers to the command center at Channel 7,” Aguiluz added.
PCIJ executive director Malou Mangahas remarked that the bottomline is that, “elections—clean, honest, orderly, and credible—are also a periodic test of democratic processes and institutions; a mode for changing leaders in a peaceful way… a trigger for policy change or continuity; an enabler of good governance.”
As Dela Salle University president and chancellor Br. Armin Luistro, FSC, committed the school’s resources, especially their pool of academic experts, he also pledged to “keep the doors open so that La Sallian students could be effectively mobilized and subsequently voluntarily participate in worthwhile public information or advocacy activities that are part of Eleksyon 2010.
Dean Antonio La Viña of the Ateneo School of Government said that the partnership with GMA serves as its platform to reach the “broader public in sharing information from its data pooling, studies, and convenings.”
The UP School of Economics, through Dean Emmanuel de Dios, likewise pledged support by bringing to the partnership experts in the field of economics.
The University of Sto. Tomas, with its Centers for Social Research and Culture, also brings to the partnership not just academic expertise, but a pool of 40,000 students and almost 2,000 academic personnel for country-building efforts.
With its thinktank composed of alumni, law students and faculty, the San Beda College of Law pledged support to the effort to inform, educate, guide and protect citizens in the exercise of their right to elect new leaders. Aside from this, the Philippine Bar Association will likewise provide Eleksyon 2010 the necessary legal backbone.
A first-timer in the elections coverage, Solar Entertainment, through president Wilson Tieng, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to participate in “what can be the most defining moment in our recent history.”
YouthVote Philippines, now in the forefront of national voters’ registration and education programs, will further harness the energy and power of youth, together with RockEd Philippines.
Meanwhile, IPER executive director Ramon Casiple commended the laudable effort to ensure free and fair 2010 elections. He said that “a lot still needs to be done to regain the credibility of the electoral process,” but remained optimistic that media will play a decisive role in bringing forth right and adequate information to the public.
PPCRV/Namfrel chairperson Henrietta de Villa also expressed support for the coverage as Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, who represented Chairman Jose Melo during the agreement signing ceremonies, declared, “I’m very sure that with this providential collaboration, a visionary one, many good things will happen with our country in 2010 and thereafter.”
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July 20th, 2009 at 8:00 am
i am not a proud un guys SAYS:
maganda boses, kaya lang, parang thank you but we don’t need another mimicker anoh.
gaya gaya puto maya, di ba ka freddie aguilar.
sabi ng lola alfie ko, nung unang panahon talagang binibigyan ng time and effort ng mga pinoy komposista ang mga contests na ganyan, at talagang GINAGAWA ng OPM para sa mga ganyang klaseng contest, pero ngayon, mas madaling gayahin sina celine, whitney ect di ba, kaya naman kung dati rati ay mga indio ang tingin sa pinoy ngayon naman mga un guys anoh, chitah chita ded na si tarzan anoh!
July 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am
wala kayong mgawa kundi manglait parang d kyo pinoy d bale mga nimpakta na lng kayo……..kapuso
July 20th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Maam Malou Santos Patis Amoy patis Says:
hay nakow, another fallen star na naman. jed madela wannabe, taga tanin ng kamote na lang in the future.
July 21st, 2009 at 8:22 pm
sa mga kapuso jan n pinapanigan si freddie aguilar ang masasabi ko lang eh mga ipokrito kayo. iba ang panahon noon sa panahon ngayon. hindi naman porke kumanta ka ng english eh tinatalikuran mo n pagkapilipino mo. english is the universal languange.
at yung mga kapuso jan n mahirap umintindi eh di puro tagalog songs n lang ang ipakanta nyo sa mga singers ng gma network nyo.
nagsimula lang naman ang unggoy unggoy na yan kay regine velasquez. totoo man balita o hindi n sinabihan sya ni mariah, dahil yun sa sobrang obvious n panggagaya nya kay regine velasquez.
yung style ba ni kyla at jr eh style ng pilipino? rnb sila kumanta di ba? bakit di yun ang sitahin nyo?
July 21st, 2009 at 8:24 pm
sa mga kapuso jan n pinapanigan si freddie aguilar ang masasabi ko lang eh mga ipokrito kayo. iba ang panahon noon sa panahon ngayon. hindi naman porke kumanta ka ng english eh tinatalikuran mo n pagkapilipino mo. english is the universal language.
at yung mga kapuso jan n mahirap umintindi eh di puro tagalog songs n lang ang ipakanta nyo sa mga singers ng gma network nyo.
nagsimula lang naman ang unggoy unggoy na yan kay regine velasquez. totoo man balita o hindi n sinabihan sya ni mariah, dahil yun sa sobrang obvious ni regine kay mariah.
yung style ba ni kyla at jr eh style ng pilipino? rnb sila kumanta di ba? bakit di yun ang sitahin nyo?
July 21st, 2009 at 8:25 pm
sa mga kapuso jan n pinapanigan si freddie aguilar ang masasabi ko lang eh mga ipokrito kayo. iba ang panahon noon sa panahon ngayon. hindi naman porke kumanta ka ng english eh tinatalikuran mo n pagkapilipino mo. english is the universal language.
at yung mga kapuso jan n mahirap umintindi eh di puro tagalog songs n lang ang ipakanta nyo sa mga singers ng gma network nyo.
nagsimula lang naman ang unggoy unggoy na yan kay regine velasquez. totoo man balita o hindi n sinabihan sya ni mariah, dahil yun sa sobrang obvious ni regine kay mariah.
yung style ba ni kyla at jr eh style ng pilipino? rnb sila kumanta di ba? bakit di yun ang sitahin nyo?
well done to team philippines sa wcopa. di man nagchampion lahat, you all did your best naman.
July 25th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
baklet naman yan si rhap eh…