The 21st Aliw Awards winners

Ogie Alcasid won Aliw’s Entertainer of the Year Award at the recently-held 21st annual Aliw Awards.

The event, co-presented by the Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc. and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, elevated Ogie to Aliw’s Hall of Fame along with Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano.

Other winners are Kea Chan, Best Child Performer; Lex Lopez, Best New Artist (Male); Charice, Best New Artist (Female); UP Concert Chorus, Best Choral Group; Nonoy Libanan, Best Instrumentalist; Halili-Cruz Dance Co., Best Dance Company; Air Dance, Best Modern Dance Company; Pagdungawan Cultural Group of Mati, Davao Oriental, Best Cultural Group; Ryan Agoncillo, Best Emcee (Male); Miriam Quiambao, Best Emcee (Female); John Lapuz, Best Stand-Up Comedy Act (Male); Pokwang, Best Stand-Up Comedy Act (Female); Ramon Acoymo, Best Male Classical Performer; Rachel Gerodias, Best Female Classical Performer; Robert Seña, Best Stage Actor (Musical); Joey Paras, Best Stage Actor (Non-Musical); Rachel Alejandro, Best Stage Actress (Musical); Shamaine Buencamino, Best Stage Actress (Non-musical); Nor Domingo, Best Stage Director (Musical); Ricky Abad, Best Stage Director (Non-Musical); Pagong At Matsing, Best Musical Production; The Death of Memory, Best Non-Musical Production; Richard Poon, Best Male Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars; Olivia, Best Female Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars; Retrospect, Best Group Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars; Gerard Salonga, Best Musical Director; Freddie Santos, Best Stage Director; Ogie Alcasid, Best Performer in a Concert (Male); Loboc Children’s Choir, Best Performance in a Concert (Group); Martin Nievera, Best Major Concert (Male); Lea Salonga, Best Major Concert (Female); and Nonoy Libanan, Verni Varga, Isay Alvarez, May Bayot for Music from the Heart, Best Collaboration.

The 21st Aliw Awards Night was presented by PAGCOR, PCSO, Mandaluyong City Government and Manila Bulletin.

The AAFI Board is headed by Rema Manzano with other officers Junne Quintana, first VP; Tess Roque, second VP; Jeatte Palabrica, treasurer; Connie Ressurreccion, secretary; Joel Manankil, PRO; and directors Jo Mari Chan, Ondette Kempis, Brian Lu, Joey Nombres, Elloy Padua, Apolonio Reyes and Frank Rivera.

Founding president is Alice Reyes and past presidents are Leo Baluyut, Beth Sison, Tagle, Charo and Babes Encarnacion.