I feel so excited for the very 1st Gala Awards! 

Gala, the country's premier events magazine will be holding its very first Gala Awards, today, July 06, 2013 at 1Esplanade and this is also to celebrate its grand launch. 

Gala is a Tagalog word pronounced as ga-la, which means wanderer, thus, Gala Awards aims to acknowledge the efforts and hard work of the people involved in the event-organizing industry. With this special event, those well-deserved individuals will then be the "center of the occasion," as they will receive due recognition. 

Sultry Denise Laurel as the "Super Mom" May, 2013 issue of Gala Magazine 

Outstanding awardees and teams from last year's top events have been chosen based on their consistency, production, quality, audience reception and effectiveness in promotions. Such categories like, Culture, Business, Health and Fitness and Special Interest will come in random variety. 

Ms. Verniece Zamora

Gala Magazine's Executive Editor, Verniece Zamora says, "We often see all kinds of events being put up one after the other but we seldom stop and really think about the hard labor that comes with it to make it all possible and successful for their audience. We recognize that, and it's about time that they'd be recognized as well. Hopefully, we can do this annually for them." 

We could also expect exclusive appearances and performances by our local showbiz personalities to add glitter and render entertainment for the night. Simultaneously, a mini-exhibit was also set outside the main venue showcasing Gala's growth and evolution from its first issue down to its anniversary offering. 

Gala is the first magazine title under Northpoint Publishing Inc., that caters to the adventurous spirit of young Filipinos. 

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Witness the most-awaited Primetime Bida teleserye "Dahil sa Pag-ibig," as it premieres tonight, March 12, Monday on Kapamilya network, ABS-CBN.

"Dahil sa Pag-ibig" is a story of love, sacrifices, priorities, hopes, compassion, faith, prejudice, revelations, selfishness and unselfishness. It depicts life's struggles and mishandling through thick and thin, ups and downs, and realization. This is a unique story of how fate played with the characters' lives and eventually twisted its own paths. There are choices and options in our lives that we have to consider and give up all for the glory of love. The question is...how much are you willing to give up? 

"Dahil sa Pag-ibig" is topbilled by Piolo Pascual who plays Alfred, Jericho Rosales as Oliver Falcon, Christopher de Leon as Leo Valderama, Cristine Reyes as Jasmin, daughter of Leo and Maricar Reyes as  Agnes Javier.

Piolo Pascual as Alfred who plays priest in the story 

Cristine Reyes as Jasmin Valderama

Jericho Rosales as Oliver Falcon

Maricar Reyes as Agnes Javier

"Dahil sa Pag-ibig" pictures from their photo shoot

Completing the "powerhouse" cast are some of the respected names in the industry such as Ronaldo Valdez, Sandy Andolong, Tetchie Agbayani, Rafael Rosell, Denise Laurel, Freddie Web, Rey PJ Abellana, Carla Martinez, Joonee Gamboa, Bing Davao, Melissa Mendez, Malou Crisologo, Jeffrey Santos, Edward Mendez and Lui Villaruz; with the special participation of Joel Torre and introducing young teen stars Ella Cruz and Francis Magundayao. The newest series is under the direction of Darnel Villaflor and Avel Sunpongco. 

Watch the full trailer of "Dahil sa Pag-ibig"

Don't miss the beginning of one of the most beautiful story of love, pride and sacrifice this Monday, March 12 after 'Walang Hanggan" on Primetime Bida. For more updates, log on to abs-cbn.com or follow Twitter.