Filipino treats

Bayanihan, the Philippine National Folk Dance Company, has been invited to perform at the UAE National Day celebrations on December 3 at the Dubai Creek Park Amphitheatre.

Early this year, the group won the Absolute Winner award in the 12th World Folkdance Festival in Spain, besting 50 dance groups from all over the world that joined the international competition.

Meanwhile, GMA Pinoy TV and Orbit will be bringing the Philippines's longest running noontime show Eat Bulaga to Abu Dhabi on December 7 at 5pm, at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre. For information on how to get tickets to the shows call Orbit on 04-405-9999.

TV ratings

It looks like the negative publicity hounding Dennis Trillo has affected his show's ratings, which has now slipped to third following the entry of Kamandag.

Pinoy Big Brother should get a boost when international r'n'b star Akon enters the house as guest in a forthcoming episode. Meanwhile, here are the top programmes according to AGB Nielsen Philippines:

1. Marimar (GMA-7) - 46.1 per cent
2. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 40.8 per cent
3. Zaido (GMA-7) - 35.2 per cent
4. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 33 per cent
5. La Vendetta (GMA-7) - 31.1 per cent
6. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 28.9 per cent
7. Princess Sarah (ABS-CBN) - 25.9 per cent
8. Pangarap Na Bituin (ABS-CBN) - 22.8 per cent
9. Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 (ABS-CBN) - 22.3 per cent
10. Hwang Jini (GMA-7) - 22 per cent