Andrea Brillantes, Wil Dasovich, 9 other vloggers receive 2016 YouTube Silver Play Button Award

MANILA, Philippines - Eleven Filipino artists and video bloggers (vloggers) have received the YouTube Silver Play Button Award to celebrate their incredible talent and creativity.

Andrea Brillantes, Wil Dasovich and Erwan Heussaff
The Silver Play Button Awardees (L-R): Andrea Brillantes, Wil Dasovich and Erwan Heussaff. Photos from Instagram
The YouTube Creator Awards which was held on Saturday, December 10, at The Hungry Hound in Bonifacio Global City recognized YouTube’s most popular channels based on subscription count, as well as their commitment to express themselves and connect with their audiences using the platform.

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ABS-CBN star Andrea Brillantes and Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) housemate Wil Dasovich are among the vloggers and creators who have surpassed the 100,000 subscribers-mark. As of press time, Brillantes and Dasovich already have 173,811 and 243,894 subscribers, respectively.

Other YouTube stars who have achieved the milestone include the geek and 'Techbuilder' Angelo Casimiro (230,454 subscribers), beauty vlogger and makeup enthusiast Anne Clutz (166,199 subscribers), Power Rangers cosplayer Chris Cantada (152,559 subscribers) and the guy behind The Fat Kid Inside Erwan Heussaff (142,585 subscribers).

Angelo Casimiro, Anne Clutz and Chris Cantada
The top vloggers (L-R): Angelo Casimiro, Anne Clutz and Chris Cantada
Completing the list are lifestyle and beauty vlogger Janina Vela (192,176 subscribers), make-up artist Michelle Dy (265,500 subscribers), pioneer in YouTube vlogging in the Philippines Say Tioco Artillero (127,176 subscribers), fingerstyle guitarist Ralph Jay (127,004 subscribers) and FM channel known for Bus WISHclusive features Wish 107.5 FM (595,914 subscribers).

Janina Vela, Michelle Dy, Say Tioco, Ralph Jay and Wish 107.5 FM logo
L-R: Janina Vela, Michelle Dy, Say Tioco, Ralph Jay and Wish 107.5 FM logo

"Achieving these milestones takes a lot of work so this is YouTube’s way of recognizing channels that have legitimately earned their fan bases," YouTube shared in a statement.

Singer and songwriter Rhap Salazar with 5th Gen wowed the crowd with their amazing voice.
Singer and songwriter Rhap Salazar with 5th Gen wowed the crowd with their amazing voice.
Aside from the Silver Play Button, other award categories are Gold Play Button, for creators with at least 1 million subscribers and the Diamond Play Button, for channels with 10,000,000 subscribers.

For more information about YouTube Creator Rewards, visit YouTube Creator Hub.



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