Five "Ginstanalo" Millionaires

Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (GSMI) has announced the five lucky instant millionaires of its "Gin is In, Gin to Win, Ginstanalo" promo. The winners, who participated by purchasing Ginebra San Miguel products, were (top photo, L-R) Romeo De Asis (Daraga, Albay), Antonio Castro (Olongapo City), Joel Sindao (San Mateo, Isabela), Walter Tamboa (Laoag, Ilocos Norte), and Sarah Marie Cortuna (Abra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro). The promotion, which kicked off on March 15, allowed consumers aged 18 and over to find winning seals under product caps, redeemable through authorized outlets until July 31, 2025. 

31-Year-Old Farmer wins P1M Jackpot Prize in Shopee Milyonaryo

Reyman Bantad is a simple 31-year-old man from Negros Occidental. He lives with his partner of ten years and their eight-year-old child. Reyman wants the best things in life for his small family but lost his job as a sugarcane (tubo) farmer two years ago. He has been unemployed ever since.

The Bantad family survives on Reyman’s partner’s meager earnings as a hacienda worker planting tubo. But work opportunities don’t come by often, and money is tight. 

Kapuso Network awards P25 million worth of prizes to lucky viewers

GMA Network gave out cash prizes, cars, pick-ups, and a house and lot to lucky viewers during the grand draw of its biggest network promo yet, Kapuso Milyonaryo Todo Papremyo.

Out of millions of entries, 15 winners were announced on Sunday All Stars on August 18.

The promo’s big and exciting prizes changed the lives of many, among them Yolanda Lacson of Bataan. “Isang malaking blessing itong aking napanalunan (My prize is a huge blessing),” said Lacson, who is one of the nine winners of P1 million tax-free.

Lacson, whose house was affected by the recent floods brought by tropical storm Maring, shared that the generous cash prize would help them improve their home.“Magpapagawa kami kahit maliit na second floor para hindi na kami natatakot kapag umuulan at bumabaha,” (We’ll have a second floor built to keep us safe when it rains or floods) said Lacson.

Iya, Nikki, John and Camille Now Twitter Millionaires

More and more local celebrities are continuing to make their presence felt in Twitterverse, where their devout followers continue to thrill in their delightful musings, rantings and other newsworthy escapades.

Techie gals Iya Villania and Nikki Gil now rank among the most-followed local celebrities, as their respective Twitter followers surpassed the two-million mark.

As of April 26, 2013, Iya’s followers (@iyavillania) numbered 2,061,969, while Nikki’s (@nikkigil) stood at 2,039,605.

The brother and sister tandem of John and Camille Prats—Iya and Nikki’s fellow artists in ALV Talent Circuit—recently surpassed the one-million mark. John (@iamjohnprats) has 1,062,852 Twitter followers, while Camille (@CamillePrats) has 1,049,090.