Viva Records talent wins Gawad Buhay award

MANILA, Philippines - Marvin Ong won the Gawad Buhay trophy from the Philippine Legitimate State Artists Group, Inc. (Philstage) as the Best Male Featured Performer in a Musical for his convincing portrayal as the orphan Tobias in Repertory Philippines production of Sweeney Todd.

The Gawad Buhay from Philstage honors outstanding achievements in live performances and productions of dance presentations, stage musicals and stage plays.

Marvin was also in the cast of PETA’s Si Juan Tamad, Ang Diablo at ang Limang Milyong Boto, which won the Ensemble Performance in a Musical trophy.

Marvin is finishing his debut pop album, soon to be released by Viva Records.