FREEHAND by Mario E. Bautista
ANGEL LOCSIN is said to have a new suitor, Colby Montero, the youngest brother of Troy and KC who both married Pinay single moms, Aubrey Miles and Geneva Cruz. Colby is in town and he reads the love poems he has made for Angel in the radio show of KC for all the world to hear. He even got interviewed on TV about this and he's very open in wanting to make Angel know about his feelings. We ask Angel's current manager, Manay Ethel, what she can say about this? "Naku, it can only mean si Angel pa rin ang hottest young actress we have today kasi ayan at gustong gamitin ng kapatid nina Troy na obviously, gustong mag-showbiz ," she declares.
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CONGRATS TO Luigi "Igiboy" Muhlach. His wife Patricia Petil gave birth to their first born, a baby boy named Alejandro Miguel last May 16. His parents Aga Muhlach and Janice de Belen are now officially a lolo and lola at 40 and 41. His fotos were shown in "Showbiz Central" last Sunday and you can also check them in Janice's Facebook account. Janice is apparently very happy to be a lola.
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GMA-7's NEW soap before "24 Oras", "Langit sa Piling Mo", will be up against the new ABS show about a girl ghost, "Momay". The 6 PM slot is still mainly for kids and "Momay" caters to them so it's now rating high. What are GMA's chances in the ratings against it? "We're confident with how well written and well acted our show is," says "Langit" program manager Hazel Abonita. "Maraming firsts dito. First teamup nina Heart Evangelista and Mark Herras. As you can see, maganda chemistry nila. This is the first show that revolves on the world of pilots and flight attendants and we got consultants to make it authentic. First full length series ko rin ito as program manager and so much effort was given into it, a different kind of soap for viewers looking for something new. Maraming eye candy rito, both male and female."
Sennedy Que, who used to be with ABS, later approached us and explained they're positioning "Langit" against the new Cristine Reyes series at ABS. "But biglang 'Momay' ang ginawa nila after the child actress Xyriel gained fame in 'Agua Bendita'," he says. "Usually, 7 months bago mabuo ang isang new show sa ABS, but ito, binilisan nila to take advantage of the popularity of Xyriel."
In the story, Heart and Mark play childhood friends who dream of flying. They get separated when Mark's dad, Ricardo Cepeda, is killed and Heart's dad, Rey PJ Abellana, is accused of the crime. Heart is adopted by Sylvia Sanchez and also gets separated from her two siblings who grow up to be Ryza Cenon, a sexy dancer in a bar, and Jay Aquitania, a streetkid. 15 years later, Heart and Mark meet again. Heart is now a flight attendant while Mark is an airline executive engaged to Katrina Halili, whose scheming dad, Tonton Gutierrez, is the actual killer of Mark's dad. Also in the cast are Maritoni Fernandez as Mark's mom, JC Tiuseco and Daniel Matsunaga as Mark's rivals over Heart, Sheryl Cruz' as Heart's ill fated mom, Say Alonzo and Joanne Quintas as Heart's good friends, Arci Munoz as a villainous flight attendant, and Philip Lazaro as the trainer of attendants. "Langit sa Piling Mo" starts flying on Monday, May 31.
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DIVA MONTELABA of "Starstruck V" is annoyed with the rumor that she visits colleague Steven Silva in his condo. "Minsan lang ako nagpunta roon as I wanted to see his place dahil puede nang lakarin from GMA-7," she says. "Kasi ako, nakakuha ng apartment with my mom, pero sa may Cubao pa. After that one visit, di na ko nakabalik doon, tapos pinalabas nang parang lagi akong nandun at may relasyon na kami ni Steven, e wala naman."
But if Steven would woo her, would she fall for him? "Oo naman. Ideal siya for any girl kasi mature ang pag-iisip, hardworking at totoong tao siya. Pero ni hindi siya nanliligaw sa'kin."
She's excited as she's finally given the chance to act in a future episode of "Love Bug" to be shot in Guam. "Kami nina Steven, Sarah Lahbati at Enzo Pineda ang magkakasama rito. Sa'min iikot ang story na di love triangle but love square daw. Excited din ako kasi first time kong mag-abroad at sumakay ng ship. Nakasakay na ko sa boat going to Tacloban and Ormoc, pero hindi cruise ship."
She wants to thank GMA Artist Center for taking good care of them. "Maganda ang career plans nila for us at ang daming binigay na free workshops sa amin for us to improve our craft. May regular exposure din kami sa Party Pilipinas at laging may portion about our latest activities sa Showbiz Central for our fans. May guestings din kami kaya we earn naman, enough as pambayad sa apartment that I rent and to send something to my Lola in Cebu who's now sick."
Her full name is Hyacinth Diva Mantalaba. "Yun Manta, ginawang Monte ng GMA para mas class daw ang dating at hindi parang talaba." She's from the town of Minglanilla in Cebu, 30 minutes away from the city going south. The last time she went home, she was given a hero's welcome. Diva describes herself as competitive. "Na dapat lang, lalo dito sa showbiz na you should show na magaling ka. I'm happy naman dahil may fans na ako who call themselves Divaholics. They inspire me to give my best and they also encourage me to join Bb. Pilipinas."
With her 5'7" height and exotic kayumanggi beauty, she's really qualified to be a beauty queen.
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ALJUR ABRENICA and Kris Bernal get to do their most torrid kissing scene ever in "The Last Prince". "May kissing scene na kami before but not as intense as this one," says Kris. "Dito, matindi talaga kaya kinabahan ako ng husto."
"Even the story becomes more absorbing," says Aljur. "Kasi magtatagumpay si Bianca King as the witch Bawana na pilitin akong pakasal sa kanya huwag lang niya gawing daga uli si Kris."
This crushes the heart of Kris as Lara but Annexi (Paolo Ballesteros) makes them see each other again in their dreams. Bawana learns about this and intervenes with their dreams. She dreams of having a child so Almiro will love her, but it turns out that it is Lara who is now pregnant. Jerrick (Carl Guevarra) tells Lara he's ready to be a dad to her baby.
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THE FOUR TEEN housemates evicted last Saturday from PBB Clash of 2010 were Canadian Carson Vince, Korean Richard Do Dun, and local housemates Yen Santos and Kazel Kinouchi (a bulimic who'd vomit after eating.) Saved were Korean Sophia Young and natives Angelo Pasco, Tricia Santos, and Ivan Dorschner. Carson got only 22.18% text votes while Richard got 34.06%. Sophia got the highest votes with 43.76%. Among the locals, Yen got only 15.29% while Kazel 16.15%. Angelo got 16.80% and Ivan, 18.13%. As usual, Tricia got the most votes with 43.33%. We notice that the housemates always nominate Tricia. When she celebrated her birthday simultaneously with Devon, most of them attended Devon's party and avoided her. It's obvious she's threatened by them but the viewers love her and always vote for her to be saved.
Many changes happened in Kuya's house lately. The Teenternational bed spacers have now moved to the Villa while the weekly tasks between them and the Pinoy housemates have become more competitive, like in "Let's Beat It Birit" where they tried to outsing each other. The Teenternationals won unanimously. They also won in the Clash on the Ramp Fashion Show, making them win three slots in the Big Night, so the Pinoys said they felt cheated and want a rematch, offending the foreign housemates. This coming Saturday is eviction night once again and those nominared are Jack, James, Sophia, Jenny, Angelo, Patrick, Jose, and once again, Tricia.
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SOME NEWLY elected officials are asking us about the crash course on public administration and governance that Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos took under our late wife before she assumed her position 12 years ago as Lipa Mayor. They are now starting a course for such unprepared officials. Get in touch with the UP National COllege of Public Administration Dean Alex Brillantes, Jr. Call his secretary Bing Perillo for an appointment, tel. 928-386, or the Academic Affairs head, Dan Saguil, at 927-9085.
ANGEL LOCSIN is said to have a new suitor, Colby Montero, the youngest brother of Troy and KC who both married Pinay single moms, Aubrey Miles and Geneva Cruz. Colby is in town and he reads the love poems he has made for Angel in the radio show of KC for all the world to hear. He even got interviewed on TV about this and he's very open in wanting to make Angel know about his feelings. We ask Angel's current manager, Manay Ethel, what she can say about this? "Naku, it can only mean si Angel pa rin ang hottest young actress we have today kasi ayan at gustong gamitin ng kapatid nina Troy na obviously, gustong mag-showbiz ," she declares.
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CONGRATS TO Luigi "Igiboy" Muhlach. His wife Patricia Petil gave birth to their first born, a baby boy named Alejandro Miguel last May 16. His parents Aga Muhlach and Janice de Belen are now officially a lolo and lola at 40 and 41. His fotos were shown in "Showbiz Central" last Sunday and you can also check them in Janice's Facebook account. Janice is apparently very happy to be a lola.
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GMA-7's NEW soap before "24 Oras", "Langit sa Piling Mo", will be up against the new ABS show about a girl ghost, "Momay". The 6 PM slot is still mainly for kids and "Momay" caters to them so it's now rating high. What are GMA's chances in the ratings against it? "We're confident with how well written and well acted our show is," says "Langit" program manager Hazel Abonita. "Maraming firsts dito. First teamup nina Heart Evangelista and Mark Herras. As you can see, maganda chemistry nila. This is the first show that revolves on the world of pilots and flight attendants and we got consultants to make it authentic. First full length series ko rin ito as program manager and so much effort was given into it, a different kind of soap for viewers looking for something new. Maraming eye candy rito, both male and female."
Sennedy Que, who used to be with ABS, later approached us and explained they're positioning "Langit" against the new Cristine Reyes series at ABS. "But biglang 'Momay' ang ginawa nila after the child actress Xyriel gained fame in 'Agua Bendita'," he says. "Usually, 7 months bago mabuo ang isang new show sa ABS, but ito, binilisan nila to take advantage of the popularity of Xyriel."
In the story, Heart and Mark play childhood friends who dream of flying. They get separated when Mark's dad, Ricardo Cepeda, is killed and Heart's dad, Rey PJ Abellana, is accused of the crime. Heart is adopted by Sylvia Sanchez and also gets separated from her two siblings who grow up to be Ryza Cenon, a sexy dancer in a bar, and Jay Aquitania, a streetkid. 15 years later, Heart and Mark meet again. Heart is now a flight attendant while Mark is an airline executive engaged to Katrina Halili, whose scheming dad, Tonton Gutierrez, is the actual killer of Mark's dad. Also in the cast are Maritoni Fernandez as Mark's mom, JC Tiuseco and Daniel Matsunaga as Mark's rivals over Heart, Sheryl Cruz' as Heart's ill fated mom, Say Alonzo and Joanne Quintas as Heart's good friends, Arci Munoz as a villainous flight attendant, and Philip Lazaro as the trainer of attendants. "Langit sa Piling Mo" starts flying on Monday, May 31.
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DIVA MONTELABA of "Starstruck V" is annoyed with the rumor that she visits colleague Steven Silva in his condo. "Minsan lang ako nagpunta roon as I wanted to see his place dahil puede nang lakarin from GMA-7," she says. "Kasi ako, nakakuha ng apartment with my mom, pero sa may Cubao pa. After that one visit, di na ko nakabalik doon, tapos pinalabas nang parang lagi akong nandun at may relasyon na kami ni Steven, e wala naman."
But if Steven would woo her, would she fall for him? "Oo naman. Ideal siya for any girl kasi mature ang pag-iisip, hardworking at totoong tao siya. Pero ni hindi siya nanliligaw sa'kin."
She's excited as she's finally given the chance to act in a future episode of "Love Bug" to be shot in Guam. "Kami nina Steven, Sarah Lahbati at Enzo Pineda ang magkakasama rito. Sa'min iikot ang story na di love triangle but love square daw. Excited din ako kasi first time kong mag-abroad at sumakay ng ship. Nakasakay na ko sa boat going to Tacloban and Ormoc, pero hindi cruise ship."
She wants to thank GMA Artist Center for taking good care of them. "Maganda ang career plans nila for us at ang daming binigay na free workshops sa amin for us to improve our craft. May regular exposure din kami sa Party Pilipinas at laging may portion about our latest activities sa Showbiz Central for our fans. May guestings din kami kaya we earn naman, enough as pambayad sa apartment that I rent and to send something to my Lola in Cebu who's now sick."
Her full name is Hyacinth Diva Mantalaba. "Yun Manta, ginawang Monte ng GMA para mas class daw ang dating at hindi parang talaba." She's from the town of Minglanilla in Cebu, 30 minutes away from the city going south. The last time she went home, she was given a hero's welcome. Diva describes herself as competitive. "Na dapat lang, lalo dito sa showbiz na you should show na magaling ka. I'm happy naman dahil may fans na ako who call themselves Divaholics. They inspire me to give my best and they also encourage me to join Bb. Pilipinas."
With her 5'7" height and exotic kayumanggi beauty, she's really qualified to be a beauty queen.
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ALJUR ABRENICA and Kris Bernal get to do their most torrid kissing scene ever in "The Last Prince". "May kissing scene na kami before but not as intense as this one," says Kris. "Dito, matindi talaga kaya kinabahan ako ng husto."
"Even the story becomes more absorbing," says Aljur. "Kasi magtatagumpay si Bianca King as the witch Bawana na pilitin akong pakasal sa kanya huwag lang niya gawing daga uli si Kris."
This crushes the heart of Kris as Lara but Annexi (Paolo Ballesteros) makes them see each other again in their dreams. Bawana learns about this and intervenes with their dreams. She dreams of having a child so Almiro will love her, but it turns out that it is Lara who is now pregnant. Jerrick (Carl Guevarra) tells Lara he's ready to be a dad to her baby.
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THE FOUR TEEN housemates evicted last Saturday from PBB Clash of 2010 were Canadian Carson Vince, Korean Richard Do Dun, and local housemates Yen Santos and Kazel Kinouchi (a bulimic who'd vomit after eating.) Saved were Korean Sophia Young and natives Angelo Pasco, Tricia Santos, and Ivan Dorschner. Carson got only 22.18% text votes while Richard got 34.06%. Sophia got the highest votes with 43.76%. Among the locals, Yen got only 15.29% while Kazel 16.15%. Angelo got 16.80% and Ivan, 18.13%. As usual, Tricia got the most votes with 43.33%. We notice that the housemates always nominate Tricia. When she celebrated her birthday simultaneously with Devon, most of them attended Devon's party and avoided her. It's obvious she's threatened by them but the viewers love her and always vote for her to be saved.
Many changes happened in Kuya's house lately. The Teenternational bed spacers have now moved to the Villa while the weekly tasks between them and the Pinoy housemates have become more competitive, like in "Let's Beat It Birit" where they tried to outsing each other. The Teenternationals won unanimously. They also won in the Clash on the Ramp Fashion Show, making them win three slots in the Big Night, so the Pinoys said they felt cheated and want a rematch, offending the foreign housemates. This coming Saturday is eviction night once again and those nominared are Jack, James, Sophia, Jenny, Angelo, Patrick, Jose, and once again, Tricia.
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SOME NEWLY elected officials are asking us about the crash course on public administration and governance that Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos took under our late wife before she assumed her position 12 years ago as Lipa Mayor. They are now starting a course for such unprepared officials. Get in touch with the UP National COllege of Public Administration Dean Alex Brillantes, Jr. Call his secretary Bing Perillo for an appointment, tel. 928-386, or the Academic Affairs head, Dan Saguil, at 927-9085.
