Eastwood_City_Walk_of_Fame

Eastwood City Walk of Fame

Eastwood City Walk of Fame

Hall of fame in Quezon City, Philippines


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. As German Moreno's home network, GMA Network is the official media partner of Walk of Fame since 2005 that were supported by GMA Network's bosses Atty. Felipe L. Gozon and Mr. Duavit Jimenez Jr.[1]

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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 and was launched in 2005. 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 German Moreno Walk of Fame Foundation (formerly the Walk of Fame Gallery and Museum), a non-profit organization founded by the late German Moreno, which the expense is from his own pocket.[2] 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,[3][4] which was approved by the city's local government in 2014.[5] In February 2016, it was announced that Moreno's son, Federico will become Walk of Fame's president and general manager.

Criteria

From its inception in 2005 until 2015, 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] This was changed in 2016 when his son Federico Moreno took over as president and general manager, where the list of inductees, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, are being selected by the German Moreno Walk of Fame Foundation's Selection Committee into six categories: Film, Television, News and Public Affairs, Radio, Music and Theater.[11] A seventh category, Social Media, was added in 2020.[12]

Criticism

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][13]

Inductees

As of March 2024, 390 names have been inducted into the Walk of Fame. These inductees include actors, hosts, writers, directors and producers of movies, television and theater; singers, songwriters and musicians; news anchors and reporters; radio personalities; athletes; social media personalities and notable achievers.

December 2005


January 2006


December 2006


January 2007


December 2007


June 2008


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.


December 2016


November 2017


December 2018


January 2020

Film

Music

News and Public Affairs

Radio

Social Media

Television

Theater


January 2023

Film

Music

News and Public Affairs

Radio

Social Media

Sports

Television

Theater


March 2024

Film

Music

News and Public Affairs

Radio

  • Joel Reyes-Zobel[35]

Social Media

Television

Theater


See also


References

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  4. 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.
  5. Pumaloy, Rey (March 24, 2014). "Mayor Herbert Bautista assures Quezon City will be declared 'City of Stars' within the next two years". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. "A Walk Among the Stars". Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. Placente, Rommel (December 6, 2009). "German Moreno will include Francis M in Walk of Fame even without family's approval". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  8. "Kuya Germs defends inclusion of Anderson Cooper and Paul Walker in Walk of Fame". GMA News. December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  9. Dean, Lewis (February 8, 2014). "Justin Bieber Awarded Star on Philippine Walk of Fame for Typhoon Haiyan Relief Effort". International Business Times. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  10. "Tom Rodriguez, Luis Gabriel Moreno to get stars at Eastwood Walk of Fame". MSN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  11. Galang, Jovino (November 19, 2016). "Anak ni Kuya Germs ipagpapatuloy ang pagbibigay na pagkilala sa Phil. Walk of Fame". Bombo Radyo Newsportal (in Tagalog). Bombo Radyo Philippines. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  12. Mendoza, Ruel (December 6, 2010). "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 December 6, 2014.
  13. Mendoza, Ruel (December 5, 2007). "New batch of stars honored at Walk of Fame's 3rd anniversary". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  14. "filmacademyphil.org". filmacademyphil.org. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  15. Lim, Candice (January 17, 2007). "Billy Crawford gets a star on the Walk of Fame". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  16. Garcia, Rose (December 4, 2008). "Kuya Germs honors third batch of stars through Walk of Fame". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  17. ABS-CBN News (December 2, 2009). "John Lloyd gets star at Eastwood Walk of Fame". ABS-CBN News. YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  18. "Paeng receives his star at Walk of Fame- Philippines". YouTube. December 25, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  19. Mendoza, Ruel (December 2, 2011). "German Moreno honors 33 stars in his yearly Walk of Fame; Ali Sotto meets up with her late son Miko's former girlfriend, Angel Locsin". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  20. "26 stars are joining Walk of Fame on Dec. 1". Tempo. Manila Bulletin. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  21. 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.
  22. Jimenez, Fidel R. (November 23, 2013). "Anderson Cooper, Rob Schnieder, bibigyan ng 'star' sa Walk Of Fame Philippines" (in Tagalog). GMA News. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  23. "LOOK: Maine Mendoza, Wally Bayola, and more get stars on Eastwood 'Walk of Fame'". Rappler.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  24. December 2016:
  25. Bartolome, Jessica (November 21, 2017). "Atom, Solenn, Kris get stars in Walk of Fame". GMA News. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  26. January 2023:
  27. "Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano among 2024 honorees of Eastwood's Walk of Fame". ABS-CBN News. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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