PHILIPPINE soap operas have made their mark on the international television stage. Angel Locsin, ABS-CBN?s ?Kahit Isang Saglit,? and GMA-7?s ?Magdusa Ka? are among the official nominees in the 37th International Emmy Awards 2009.

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), the governing body of the International Emmy Awards announced that Angel Locsin was nominated under Best Performace by an Actress category for her performance in the ABS-CBN teleserye Lobo where she played the role of Laika, the she-wolf heroine.

Angel will be competing against Emma De Caunes (?Nightbirds,? CHEZ WAM, France), Cecilia Suarez (?Capadocia,? HBO Latin American Originals, Mexico), and Julie Walters (?A Short Stay in Switzerland,? BBC, United Kingdom) in the category.

A nomination in the International Emmy?s certainly cements Angel Locsin?s place amongs the best actresses of this generation. Lobo also just recently bagged the Best Telenovela in the Banff International TV Awards in Canada.

Two Filipino produced TV series made it under the Telenovela category. ABS-CBN?s ?Kahit Isang Saglit,? which starred Jericho Rosales and Carmen Soo is a co-production with Malaysia?s Double Vision and GMA-7?s ?Magdusa Ka,? which starred Katrina Halili and Dennis Trillo is a film remake.

The two shows are competing against each other in the Best Telenovela category against Brazil?s TV Globo with India ? A Love Story and Second Chance of TF1 Production/Fontana, France.

The country has been building a growing reputation in this highly popular category, even edging telenovelas from Mexico and other Latin countries which usually dominates this category.

The winners will be announced on November 23 at the 37th International Emmy Awards ceremony Hilton New York Hotel.