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Final $25,000 Winner is Announced for the Filipino Channel's Kapamilya Circle Sweepstakes; Kodiak, Alaska Resident is the Final Winner in $150,000 New TFC Loyalty Program Sweepstakes.


BURLINGAME, CALIF. -- The Filipino Channel (TFC TFC Traffic
TFC Traffic (logging abbreviation)
TFC Team Fortress Classic (game)
TFC The Filipino Channel
TFC Thin Film Composite (type of reverse osmosis membrane) 
), the number one Filipino network in the U.S., ended its TFC Kapamilya Circle Sweepstakes by giving away its sixth and final $25,000 award to Griselda Dandan of Kodiak, Alaska Kodiak (Russian: Кадьяк) is a city on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 6,273.  in a random drawing. TFC gave away a grand total of $150,000 to six lucky subscribers across the country as part of a sweepstakes designed to thank viewers for more than 10 great years.

Ms. Dandan is a loyal TFC subscriber via her local cable company and immediately joined the Kapamilya Circle loyalty program after seeing the first commercial air on TFC. Kapamilya Circle rewards subscribers for viewership view·er·ship  
n.
The people who watch a television program or motion picture: a largely male viewership. 
 and allows them to obtain discounts and special deals for a variety of ABS-CBN ABS-CBN Alto Broadcasting System - Chronicle Broadcasting Network (Quezon City, Philippines)  International (ABS-CBNi) products and services.

Actor Jericho Rosales Jericho Vivar Rosales (born September 22, 1979 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipino actor. He entered show business after winning Mr. Pogi (a male beauty contest in Eat Bulaga) in 1996. Echo, as he is fondly called, is a natural talent. , pulled Ms. Dandan's name and "Wowowee" host, Willie Revillame, personally telephoned Ms. Dandan to tell her the great news. A special episode of "Wowowee" featuring the Dandan family aired on Wednesday, August 24. The family recently purchased a house and car so the winnings come at a perfect time for the family of five.

"Everyone at TFC thanks Ms. Dandan for her loyal subscribership to TFC and for joining the Kapamilya Circle," said Tom Consunji, senior director of sales and marketing at ABS-CBN International. "For those who haven't joined the Kapamilya Circle, we invite you to join us now as there will be more exciting events to come for our members. With the holidays approaching, discounts on the family of ABS-CBN International services will help every member."

Over the last six weeks, members from across the country were awarded $25,000. The complete list of winners, in drawing order, is as follows:
1.  Maria Teresa Bisente, San Francisco, Calif.
    2.  Susie del Rosario, Ocala, Fla.
    3.  Honesto Valencia, Baldwin Park, Calif.
    4.  Nelson Valles, Garden City, N.Y.
    5.  Felixberto Caramat, Springfield, Va.
    6.  Griselda Dandan, Kodiak, Alaska


TFC Kapamilya Circle: Exclusive Rewards

The TFC Kapamilya Circle is an exclusive, members-only loyalty program designed to reward viewers of TFC on cable and subscribers of TFCDirect. In addition to exclusive members-only concerts and events, members receive various discounts when they purchase products or services from ABS-CBNi's StarryStarry Store, StarKargo and Tawag-Remit. TFC Direct subscribers are automatic members of Kapamilya Circle and cable subscribers can visit www.abs-cbni.com for more information on how to become Kapamilya Circle members.

About TFC

The Filipino Channel (TFC) is the largest, longest running Filipino network in the world and is owned by ABS-CBNi. TFC is viewed by more than one million Filipinos around the globe every day. TFC continues to be North America's first and only 24-hour cable and satellite service offering all-Filipino programming. TFC Direct satellite service offers viewers six unique channels: TFC, Cinema One, ANC ANC
abbr.
African National Congress


ANC African National Congress: South African political movement instrumental in bringing an end to apartheid

ANC n abbr (=
, Pinoy Central, DZMM and DZRR.

About ABS-CBNi

ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi) was created to be of service for all Filipinos 11 years ago. With the launch of The Filipino Channel, the company was the first and most successful Filipino broadcaster in the U.S. The company offers telecommunication telecommunication

Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances.
, retail, money remittance Money sent from one individual to another in the form of cash, check, or some other manner.

Financial statements sent by a creditor to a debtor frequently refer to the process of submitting a monthly remittance.


REMITTANCE, comm. law.
 and cargo forwarding services along with philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic   also phil·an·throp·i·cal
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian.

2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance:
 support of Filipinos and the communities they now call home. Based in Burlingame, Calif., ABS-CBNi is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN, the Philippines largest entertainment and broadcasting company Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations
company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
. For more information, visit www.abs-cbni.com.
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