Eastwood City Walk of Fame
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Eastwood City Walk of Fame | |
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Eastwood City Walk of Fame logo Eastwood City Walk of Fame logo | |
Sponsored by | Established by German Moreno |
Date | December 1, 2005 |
Location | Eastwood City, Quezon City |
Country | Philippines |
Reward(s) | Brass star and bronze plaque embedded into the sidewalk along Eastwood City |
First awarded | 2005 |
The Eastwood City Walk of Fame or the Walk of Fame Philippines is a walk of fame patterned after the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is located in Eastwood City, Quezon City. It was founded on December 1, 2005.
History
The Walk of Fame Philippines project almost failed to launch due to lack of budget and connection, fortunately the Head of MOWELFUND Miss Boots Anson Roa during that time, recommended to German Moreno to support the project by using his connection to the artists of the Philippines show business, being tagged as the Mr. Showman himself. The unveiling of stars happen every December. Stars were awarded twice a year from 2006 until 2008 and from 2013 to 2014. The Walk of Fame is a project of the late German Moreno, which the expense is from his own pocket.[1] Entertainment personality and entrepreneur Alice Eduardo joined him as co-owner in 2013.
Following Moreno's death on January 8, 2016, Megaworld Corporation Senior Associate Vice President and Head for Marketing Tefel Pesigan-Valentino and Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista announced that they will continue the Walk of Fame as part of the 'City of Stars' project,[2][3] which was approved by the city's local government in 2014.[4] In February 2016, it was announced that Moreno's son, Federico will become Walk of Fame's general manager.[5]
Criteria
There are no clear criteria for the stars to be immortalized in the Philippine version of walk of fame. Names are handpicked[6] by German Moreno. Moreno, at times, has claimed inductees are picked not by request of the inductee[7] but by the person's popularity and contribution to the Philippine entertainment industry and in some cases based on a person's contribution to the Philippines.[8][9][10]
Criticisms
The Walk of Fame Philippines in Eastwood has been criticised for honoring actors based primarily on fame, for inducting actors who are yet to contribute greatly in the entertainment industry and for including foreigners earlier than the locals.[8][11]
Inductees
As of December 2015, 309 names have been inducted into the Walk of Fame.
† = posthumous
December 2005
January 2006
December 2006
January 2007
December 2007
June 2008
- Eddie Mesa
- Rosemarie Gil
- Oscar Obligacion†
- Linda Estrella†
- Sylvia La Torre
- Rudy Concepcion†
- Rosario Moreno† [citation needed]
December 2008
December 2009
December 2010
December 2011
December 2012
April 2013
December 2013
April 2014
December 2014
December 2015
Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Walk of Fame Philippines.
Gallery
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Charice Pempengco's star
References
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/294253/walk-fame-kuya-germs-dream-soon-reality
- ^ GMA News (January 8, 2016). "BT: Walk of fame, isa sa mga naiambag ni German Moreno sa showbiz industry". GMA News (in Tagalog). YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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(help) - ^ ABS-CBN News (January 11, 2016). "TV Patrol: Mga natulungan ni Kuya Germs, nagbigay-pugay". ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog). YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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(help) - ^ Pumaloy, Rey (2014-03-24). "Mayor Herbert Bautista assures Quezon City will be declared 'City of Stars' within the next two years". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Valenciano, Jodense (27 February 2016). "#TheFinalBow Siya ay tatayong bagong manager at tatay-tatayan at in-charge sa Eastwood ng Walk of Fame namin". Twitter.
- ^ "A Walk Among the Stars". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ Placente, Rommel (2009-12-06). "German Moreno will include Francis M in Walk of Fame even without family's approval". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ a b "Kuya Germs defends inclusion of Anderson Cooper and Paul Walker in Walk of Fame". GMA News. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ Dean, Lewis (2014-02-08). "Justin Bieber Awarded Star on Philippine Walk of Fame for Typhoon Haiyan Relief Effort". International Business Times. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ "Tom Rodriguez, Luis Gabriel Moreno to get stars at Eastwood Walk of Fame". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ Mendoza, Ruel (2010-12-06). "Kuya Germs shrugs off criticisms on Walk of Fame which is now on its fifth year; defends inclusion of Jacky Woo". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ Tony Santos Sr. at IMDb
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mendoza, Ruel (2007-12-05). "New batch of stars honored at Walk of Fame's 3rd anniversary". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ Tessie Quintana
- ^ Edna Luna at IMDb
- ^ Lim, Candice (2007-01-17). "Billy Crawford gets a star on the Walk of Fame". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ABS-CBN News (December 2, 2009). "John Lloyd gets star at Eastwood Walk of Fame". ABS-CBN News. YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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(help) - ^ Yul Servo at IMDb
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Paeng receives his star at Walk of Fame- Philippines". YouTube. December 25, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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(help) - ^ Cocoy Laurel at IMDb
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "26 stars are joining Walk of Fame on Dec. 1". Tempo. Manila Bulletin. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ Al Quinn at IMDb
- ^ GMA News (December 31, 2013). "BT: Jessica Sanchez, ginawaran ng star sa Eastwood Walk of Fame". GMA News (in Tagalog). YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Jimenez, Fidel R. (2013-11-23). "Anderson Cooper, Rob Schnieder, bibigyan ng 'star' sa Walk Of Fame Philippines" (in Tagalog). GMA News. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Vice, Daniel, Kathryn get star in Eastwood Walk of Fame". ABS-CBN News. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "LOOK: Maine Mendoza, Wally Bayola, and more get stars on Eastwood 'Walk of Fame'". Rappler. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.