Manuel Chua Sets Fear Factor World Record

Manuel Chua smashed the Fear Factor world record in the slippery car stunt.

The previous record of 3 minutes 7 seconds set by a contestant from Hungary was smashed by the Pinoy participante. Manuel Chua, the very first participante to try the stunt, finished the slippery car stunt by a whopping 44 seconds! The Philippines now holds the record for the said stunt besting contestants from more than 30 countries which also undergone the Fear Factor camp and did the same stunt.

Video Link: Manuel Chua - Slippery Car Stunt

Jess Espanola is the First Pinoy to Win an Emmy Award

Jess Espanola, a Filipino American animator, recently won the 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program by the Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences for his work on “The Simpsons- Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind.”

Jess is the Assistant Director for the said Simpson’s episode which was named Outstanding Animated Program (for programming lest than one hour) during the 60th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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