Why you and your kids will love Jollitown.com.ph website

Its been 3 years already that Jollibee produces their own kiddie show- Jollitown every Sunday and now that the show landed in ABS CBN, the reach for parents and kids grow more as it shows new episodes every Sunday, I remember their old episodes that Jollibee doesn't even speak and uses hand movements and signals, I'm glad that they removed that concept and created a much interactive talking Jollibee, plus with a moving mouth. His friends Hetty, Yum, Popo and Twirlie is the new Batibot generations to some kids and becomes the most popular character for kids and on a tv show. The show Jollitown won recognition from different award giving bodies and once of them are the Tambuli Awards and Araw Awards.

Jollitown expanded not only from a tv show, but also thru online, they have their own online website www.Jollitown.com.ph, a kid friendly site filled with lots of kiddie games and visuals that can help for the learning of your kid. Me and my baby boy always wait for the tv show every Sunday at 9am, and Its funny that my baby boy aged 1 yeard old loves the show already.

Here are three reasons why you should.

1. It’s entertaining.
Kids may now spend more time with Jollibee and his friends! All five characters have their own homes, each with distinct games. Jollibee now gives you more track options for his Fun Tram race. Hetty asks for help in sorting out the pom pom madness in Pom Pom Pow. Popo is looking for great swimmers in Aqua Quest. In a few months, Jollitown.com.ph will add brand new games from Yum and Twirlie, plus exciting new features like the Jollitown City Hall and Ding Dang Dong, the magical town clock. And as kids rack up Jollitown Points with every game, they may compare their scores online and beat other players all over the world!
Plus, kids also get to create their own avatars in Jollitown. Using the Jollitown Points they earned, they may shop for avatar items or decorate their Jollitown homes. By visiting frequently, kids are able to keep their avatars’ Happiness Meter high.



2. It’s rewarding.
Jollitown.com.ph is giving away fun prizes for active users. Every month, 10 Jollibee Gift Certificates are given away to the top 10 earners of Jollitown Points. To win, kids must visit the website at least 12 times a month, keep their avatars’ Happiness Meter at 100%, and earn enough Jollitown Points by playing the games.
A P6,000 Jollibee Kids Party Gift Certificate is also given away every quarter! Quarterly winners are those kids who kept their avatars’ happiness at 100%, visited the website at least 36 times a month, and got the most Jollitown Points.
BONUS! Kids may also earn 1000 instant Jollitown Points simply by enjoying their favorite Jollibee Kids Meal! Each purchase comes with a code that they may input in the Wishing Well of the Jollitown website. Not only will kids get more Points to shop for their avatars, they will also have higher chances of winning monthly and quarterly prizes.



3. It’s kid-safe.
Jollitown took careful steps to keep children safe online. To safeguard against cyber bullying or other online abuse, users of Jollitown have very minimal interaction with each other. As protection from identity theft, kids are asked to create avatar names instead of registering their real names. Aside from this, Jollitown.com.ph features no violent content, ensuring that kids are only exposed to wholesome fun.

Now you know why Jollitown.com.ph is a great website for little ones. Why don’t you check it out now and see for yourself?

Angelo Castro Jr.’s return in ABS CBN's The World Tonight

I'm so late about this news, Angelo Castro Jr. is back on news tv, after a long hiatus, Angelo will be seen on tv again at the top news on tv, The World Tonight, he will be one of the anchor again and with fellow news anchor Tina Monzon Palma and Teddyboy Locsin. I didn't know that the news tv started on 1986 in ABS CBN, and now still airing at ANC every weeknights at 10pm. Welcome back Angelo Castro Jr.,

Read the official news below

- press release -

Three of the country’s most respected, trusted, and credible broadcast journalists have teamed up nightly to give Filipinos here and abroad the latest headlines and analysis of important issues that impact their daily lives.

Veteran journalists Angelo Castro Jr., Tina Monzon Palma, and Teddyboy Locsin anchor the country’s longest-running and award-winning English primetime newscast, “The World Tonight,” on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel (SkyCable channel 27) that is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

Viewers welcomed the return of Angelo, who has been anchoring “The World Tonight” since it returned on air via ABS-CBN n 1986 and moved to ANC in 1999, when he went on board last week with Tina and Teddyboy.

The powerhouse combination of Angelo, Tina, and Teddyboy elicited positive messages from audiences who posted comments on social networking site Facebook and microblogging site Twitter.

Aside from Angelo’s return, it was also a homecoming for opinion columnist extraordinaire Locsin to the Kapamilya network. Teddyboy, who used to anchor ABS-CBN’s current affairs program “Assignment,” gives his in-depth analysis on latest news events in his commentary segment titled "Teditorial."

Teddyboy, Tina and Angelo

Know what’s happening here and abroad from the pillars of Philippine broadcast journalism by watching Angleo, Tina, and Teddboy delivering the latest news in “The World Tonight” on ANC, weeknights at 10 PM.

Az video blog 2011 - interview: Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo for Junior Masterchef Pinoy edition

Junior Master Chef Pinoy Edition will start on August 27 in ABS CBN.



read my story here at http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2011/08/reign-of-pinoy-junior-masterchef-is.html

The reign of the Pinoy Junior Masterchef is coming in ABS CBN this Aug 27

I remember that everyone talked about the Australian version of the Junior Masterchef that was aired in our local tv, it was a buzz that reached in the circle of social media individuals to make the show do a little viral, I’m not aware of that show and when I switch on the tv and jump into that local channel, I saw that these kids are super and master chefs already for me, because they cook like the real deal and their presentation of food are very professional. Its like the Masterchef show, but here for the kids version, the bashing and straight to the point comment of the masterchef judge is very mild and with lots of advice given to the kids if their food is not good or lack some tastes.



For the upcoming Junior Masterchef Pinoy Edition that will air in ABS CBN on August 27, 2011, the Philippine tv scene and trend will change and cooking will reign, just like the trend of badminton, running, football, Beyblade and the popularity of Azkals team, the show will bring cooking and inspiration to people who want to be chefs and kids will be expose at an early age to try the art of cooking and introduce people to appreciate food and be a master foodie.



More story below



I’m excited for this show and I didn’t expected that it is here already, the host of the show is our super celebrity actress, restauranteurs and mom Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo, who is back on local tv after giving birth and she said that the original plan is to go back in showbiz after a year, but then the offer for the show came and her interest in cooking will inspire her more to be a better chef, she immediately accepted the show without consulting her husband Ryan Agoncillo, but then it was okay for her husband to do the show because both of them are fans of the US and Australian version of the Junior Masterchef.





Juday will not be alone, because she will be joined by our world-renowned Filipino chefs Fernando “Ferns” Aracama, Rolando “Lau” Laudico, and JP “Jayps” Anglo in the newest reality franchise from the group that brought you phenomenal hits “Pinoy Big Brother,” “Pinoy Dream Academy,” and “The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition..”



Juday shared to us that its so hard to cook than the act for tv or movies, and managing a restaurant at an early stage is a learning ground for her, that’s why she studied culinary arts because she wanted to get more knowledge in cooking and it will be helpful for her in the future when she opens up a new restaurant. Opening a resto is not easy and the competition is tough according to her, So that’s why she decided to focus on her own appetite and try more food before she starts to open her own restaurant. “Its better to know and be aware about food and resto, so that’s why I studied culinary arts. Because I want people to come back to my resto if ever I have one in the future.” Juday said.



”It’s a dream come true for me for this show. I’m watching the AUS version of Junior Masterchef show and I can’t believe that we have our own pinoy edition and at first, I don’t know if anyone will patronize or join the show, so when they offer the show to me, then I saw the logo, I got teary eyes after it. Because I love the show and I’m a fan of it.



I’m nervous, because I’m not really a host, all I do is act and do drama, and attend set for the taping, but here I need to be prepared and settle my emotion in confronting the kids and parents, it’s a learning process for me because its different from acting and hosting is new to me, I’m ready to be criticize with my hosting stint, and for me it’s a privilege , because there are many actors who are chef, and I ‘m not yet a chef, I need to learn more and continue to study culinary arts and then in the future people can call me Chef Judy Ann. Hihihihihhi.



My original plan is to go back to work next year, but the flow changes when the show arrives, I accepted it immediately and it’s a tough decision to make for me. In every project I accept, whenever I got teary eyes during the script or knowing about the scenes, for me the show will be beautiful , but here, when I saw the logo and the arena for tv, I got teary eyes and I loved the show already, because I know it will be successful.



chef Ferns: We are not judges, but we are mentors. We are like their dads. As a mentor, we want to see the kids do improve in cooking, so we encourage them and tell them what they can improve more and be inspired to be the best cook.



chef Lau: In the kitchen, its like that you are in the army, you will be shouted and stuff like that, but here in the show, its different, if their food is not good, I can tell them the good part of it and tell them what they can improve, but wont tell bad things to them.



chef Jayps: Its important to validate the kids for their skills, because it is not a joke to cook dishes with time limits and with judging and then cook it in a different place, you will be surprise that you thought that they are fragile, but they are strong children and they can take the pressure, just like me when I was a kid. In the show, here you can see the kids bloom, and we validate the action of the kids for the positive things they do which made them smile.



“She’s the perfect choice as host for Junior MasterChef. Her passion for cooking and love for children come out naturally in the show. At first, she was still adjusting but eventually you can already see she’s enjoying and how she’s able to become an inspiration to the kids,” according to ABS-CBN Business Unit Head Laurenti Dyogi



Junior Master Chef Pinoy Edition will start on August 27, 2011 at 6:45pm in ABS CBN.

Watch out also for the show's primer on August 20 at 6:45 pm, to get a glimpse and featurette about the show.



Be updated on the program, like the official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/jrmasterchef or follow Twitter @jrmasterchef_ph.



here are some photos from the press con