REGINE ANGELES was discovered as winner of the Be Bench contest on ABS-CBN but she has now moved to TV5 playing the conservative provinciana, Barbie Que, in the new version of
“Iskul Bukol” to start airing this Tuesday night. After three years, she decided not to renew her contract with ABS and is now managed by Manny Valera. “Utang na loob ko po sa ABS ang start ko sa showbiz at nabigyan naman nila ko ng magagandang roles like in ‘Tayong Dalawa’,” she says. “Kaya lang po, kahit three years na ko with them, di na tinaasan ang talent fee ko, P5,000 per taping day pa rin. Di naman sa mukha akong pera kaya lang, I saw yung ibang mas bago sa’kin, mas malaki pa ang bayad kahit pareho lang ang ginagawa namin. Pinasabi ko naman ito sa Star Magic but there’s no action, so hindi na ako happy, lalo na pag location pa ang taping. Like sa Subic, you spend P2,000 sa gas. Magkano na lang matitira sa’kin?”
So is she getting a higher pay in TV5? “Yes, but I won’t say how much. Ang maganda rito, hindi ako exclusive sa kanila so I can work anywhere. Happy rin ako sa ‘Iskul Bukol’ kasi puro mababait ang kasama kong sina Alwyn Uytingco, Keempee de Leon and the rest. Maganda bonding namin tuwing taping.”
