Two Filipinos made history by clocking in 100 hours and 15 minutes for Longest Marathon Watching TV held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. Francis Gerodias and Andrew Casano bested four (4) other finalists at the first staging of History Con in Asia.
Held in a specially constructed vestibule by Panasonic, the participants began the marathon watching their favorite shows on SKYcable a few weeks ago.
The feat was one of three WORLD RECORDS achievement mounted at History Con. History Con also gave Filipinos their first chance to meet their favorite HISTORY celebrities, enjoy the largest rally of cars & bikes, experience Virtual Reality Simulations, appreciate historical exhibitions, watch live musical performances, and their first sneak peak of History’s brand new shows.
Stars of History’s most popular shows got to meet and greet “Ancient Alien”’s Giorgio Tsoukalos, “Storage Wars”’ Brandi Passante & Jarrod Schulz, “Gangland Undercover”’s Damon Runyan & Ian Matthews, “Photo Face Off”’s Justin Mott and new show “Celebrity Car Wars”’s KC Montero, Joey Mead King, Marc Nelson, professional car driver Gaby Dela Merced & host Bobby Tonelli.
Lucky event goers were also treated to a photo opportunity with the gorgeous ladies of Star Magic Angels, Karen Reyes, Shey Bustamante, and Aiko Climaco at the SKY booth.
History is available on SKYcable Ch 67 SD and 165 HD in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna and Ch 201 SD and 722 HD in Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio, Dumaguete and General Santos as well as SKY on Demand.
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