Ogie is Aliw Entertainer of the Year

Ogie Alcasid emerged as 2006 Entertainer of the Year at the 19th Annual Aliw Awards Night at Manila Hotel.

Ogie, however, could not personally receive the award because he had to be in Australia to celebrate his daughter’s birthday.

Other winners were Bamboo, Most Promising entertainer; Best Chorale Group, Ramon Magsaysay High School Chorale; Best Instrumental Artist, Mayk Kamid; Best Classical Performance, (Male) Ramon Acoymo and (Female) Alegria Ferrer; Best Stage Actor (Non-Musical Play) Mario O’ Hara;

Best Stage Actor (Musical), Noni Buencamino;

Best Stage Actress (Non-Musical) Irma Adlawan;

Best Stage Actress (Musical) Eula Valdez;

Best New Artist (Male) Sam Milby and (Female) Reema Lucida;

Best Child Performer, Miguel Aguila;

Best Concert Stage Director, G.B. Sampedro; Best Musical Director, Louie Ocampo; Best Stage Director (Musical) Cecile Guidote-Alvarez for Something to Crow About and (Non-Musical) Tony Espejo for The God Stealer;

Best Non-Musical Production, The God Stealer;

Best Musical Production, Something to Crow About;

Best Stand-Up Comedy Act, (Male) Pooh and (Female) K Brosas; Best Performer in Hotel, Music Lounges and Bars (Male) Arthur Manuntag, (Female) Sitti Navarro and (Group) Rhythm and Babes;

Best Emcee (Male) Boy Abunda and (Female) Pia Guanio; Best Performance in a Concert (Group) M.Y.M.P., (Collaboration) Rico J. and K Brosas, (Male) Martin Nievera and (Female) Faith Cuneta;

Best Major Concert (Group) Bamboo, (Collaboration) Rockestra, (Male) Ogie Alcasid and (Female) Sharon Cuneta;

Best Dance Company (Classical Contemporary) Kalimulan Dance Troupe Iligan and (Modern) Cool Cats;

Most Promising Entertainer, Bamboo and Entertainer of the Year, Ogie Alcasid.

The Board of Judges is chaired by Secretary Cerge Remonde, co-chaired by Butch Albarracin, members of the board were Edith del Rosario, Dero Pedro, Rod Cornejo, Philip Cu-Unjieng and Fr. Mark Cruz.

Executive Committee is chaired by Yolanda Stern and assisted by Cherrie Araw and Alice Villanueva (co-chairpersons). Members are Myrna Yao, Baby Ortiz, Lourdes Ondette Kempis, Ma. Theresa Lacandola, Susan Marquez, Elisa Dayao, Carmelita Manazan, Estrella Lajom Roman and Zenaida Reyes.

The presentation was produced by Babes Encarnacion and Cherrie Araw, directed by Al Quinn and hosted by Marc Nelson, Vina Morales and Heart Evangelista. It was supported by One World Institute and Manila Bulletin.

Beneficiaries were St. Joseph Pastoral Council’s Youth Ministry and the Alagad ni Maria Religious group. Local government units and non-government organizations which supported the presentation will get wheelchairs free by the One World Institute of Yolanda Stern.